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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	resident (2020–2021)	40–50 birds	B1a
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	breeding (2020–2021)	2,000–4,000 birds	A4, B1a, B3a
Agami Heron Agamia agami	NT	resident (2020–2021)	30–40 birds	A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	passage (2020–2021)	300–500 birds	B1a
Southern Festive Amazon Amazona festiva	LC	resident (2020–2021)	30–50 birds	B1a
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus	LC	resident (2020–2021)	30–40 birds	B1a
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis	NT	resident (2020–2021)	30 birds	B1a
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna	NT	resident (2020–2022)	80–110 birds	B1a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (2020–2021)	10,000–30,000 birds	B3b

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2021) is shown below.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Savanna	80	Savanna
Forest	10	Gallery (or Riparian) forest; Palm forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Wetlands (inland)	10	Freshwater lakes and pools; Streams

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	90
nature conservation and research	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chaviripa-El Rubí (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chaviripa-el-rubí-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.