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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
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident (2003–2007)	50-249 birds	A1
Blue-billed Curassow Crax alberti	CR	resident (2003–2007)	50-249 birds	A1
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia	NT	resident (2003–2007)	250-999 birds	A1
Sooty Ant-tanager Habia gutturalis	LC	resident (2002–2007)	1,000-2,499 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Distrito de Manejo Integrado del Cañón del Río Alicante	Special Management Area (VI)	-
2006	Canon del Rio Alicante	Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado (VI)	69

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	84	Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	16	Improved pasture land

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60
agriculture	35
tourism/recreation	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cañón del Río Alicante (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cañón-del-río-alicante-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.