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Cañón del Río Barbas y Bremen


IBA Justification

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
Cauca Guan Penelope perspicax VU resident 2007-2008 50-249 individuals A1, A2
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus LC resident 2007-2008 50-249 individuals A1, A2
Megascops colombianus NR resident 2007-2008 50-249 individuals A1
Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla VU resident 2007-2008 50-249 individuals A1, A2
Multicolored Tanager Chlorochrysa nitidissima NT resident 2007-2008 50-249 individuals A1, A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1996 Otun Quimbaya Santuario de Fauna y Flora <1
2006 Barbas Bremen Distritos de Conservacion de Suelos 39
2007 Parque Regional Natural del Cañon de los ríos Barbas-Bremen Parque Natural Regional 100
2011 Barbas Bremen Distritos de Conservacion de Suelos 46
2011 De la Cuenca Alta del Rio Quindio de Salento Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado 12

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Arable land, Improved pasture land, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations 73
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest 27
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -
water management -
forestry -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cañón del Río Barbas y Bremen (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cañón-del-río-barbas-y-bremen-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.