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Cañón del Río Guatiquía


IBA Justification

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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis LC resident (2005) present A3
Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea LC resident (2005) present A2, A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus LC resident (2005) present A3
Brown-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera VU resident (2008) 8–10 birds A1, A2, A3
Cundinamarca Antpitta Grallaria kaestneri EN resident (2008) 1–5 birds A1, A2, A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens LC resident (2005) present A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus LC resident (2005) present A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha LC resident (2005) present A3
Moustached Brushfinch Atlapetes albofrenatus LC resident (2005) present A2, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza Natural National Park (II) -
1984 Cerro Vanguardia Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI) 1
1987 Cuenca Alta del Cano Vanguardia Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI) 2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 58 Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Gallery (or Riparian) forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Polylepis woodland; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Artificial/Terrestrial 40 Arable land; Urban and industrial areas
Shrubland 1 Scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Wetlands (inland) 1 Freshwater marshes/swamps


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