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:Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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- | Sector Salto del Tequendama y Cerro Majuí | Special Management Area (VI) | 100 |
1994 | Cuchilla de Penas Blancas y del Subia | Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado (VI) | 3 |
1999 | Sector Salto del Tequendama y Cerro Manjui | Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado (VI) | 53 |
2002 | Chicaque | Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI) | 2 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | 67 | Arable land; Forestry and agro-industrial plantations; Improved pasture land |
Forest | 33 | Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Polylepis woodland; Second-growth or disturbed forest |
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 23/12/2024.