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The site was identified as important in 2021 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
Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons	LC	resident	2020-2021	30-60 individuals	A1, A2
Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda	NT	resident	2020-2021	40-80 individuals	A1
Perija Starfrontlet Coeligena consita	EN	resident	2020-2021	10-20 individuals	A1, A2
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori	EN	resident	2020-2021	2 individuals	A1
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia	NT	resident	2020-2021	30 individuals	B1a
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2020-2021	150 individuals	A1
Perija Tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus	NT	resident	2020-2021	30-60 individuals	A1
Perija Thistletail Asthenes perijana	EN	resident	2020-2021	5-20 individuals	A1, A2
Perija Brushfinch Arremon perijanus	LC	resident	2020-2021	30-35 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2016	Cerro Pintao - Serrania del Perija	Parques Naturales Regionales	49
2016	Serrania del Perija	Parques Naturales Regionales	6
2020	Serranía de Perijá	Distritos de Conservacion de Suelos	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Paramo, Northern temperate grassland	50
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	30
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
nature conservation and research	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro Pintado (Serranía de Perijá) (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-pintado-(serranía-de-perijá)-iba-colombia on 22/11/2024.