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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
White-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus candicans	VU	resident (2008)	10–20 birds	A1, A3
Rufous-faced Crake Laterallus xenopterus	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Fawn-breasted Wren Cantorchilus guarayanus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis	NT	non-breeding (-)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Estación Biológica Beni	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	96

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Palm forest
Savanna	minor (<10)	Savanna
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps; Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/beni-biological-station-biosphere-reserve-iba-bolivia on 22/12/2024.