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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris	LC	resident	2007-2008	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Black Inca Coeligena prunellei	VU	resident	2007	250-999 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bogota Rail Rallus semiplumbeus	VU	resident	2007	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Pale-bellied Tapaculo Scytalopus griseicollis	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Silvery-throated Spinetail Synallaxis subpudica	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Moustached Brushfinch Atlapetes albofrenatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-fronted Whitestart Myioborus ornatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Turquoise Dacnis Dacnis hartlaubi	NT	resident	2008	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Sector Salto del Tequendama y Cerro Majuí	Special Management Area	100
1994	Cuchilla de Penas Blancas y del Subia	Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado	3
1999	Sector Salto del Tequendama y Cerro Manjui	Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado	53
2002	Chicaque	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	2
2006	Tenasuca De Pedro Palo	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	<1
2006	Altos De Pedro Palo	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	<1
2006	La Finca De Pedro Palo	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	<1
2006	La Granja De Pedro Palo	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	<1
2006	Poza Mansa De Pedro Palo	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	<1
2006	Hostal De Pedro Palo	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	<1
2006	Kilimanjaro De Pedro Palo	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land	67
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Polylepis woodland, Second-growth or disturbed forest	33

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosques de la Falla del Tequendama (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosques-de-la-falla-del-tequendama-iba-colombia on 22/11/2024.