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Cercanías de Riberalta


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
Masked Antpitta Hylopezus auricularis VU breeding (2006–2007) 30–40 birds A1, A2
Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant Euscarthmus rufomarginatus LC resident (2003) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Gallery (or Riparian) forest
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10) Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Forestry and agro-industrial plantations; Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Urban and industrial areas
Wetlands (inland) minor (<10) Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers

Land use

Land use % of IBA
urban/industrial/transport -
agriculture -
water management -
hunting -
forestry -
rangeland/pastureland -
military -
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cercanías de Riberalta (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cercanías-de-riberalta-iba-bolivia on 23/12/2024.