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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
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca Ortalis garrula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria	LC	resident	-	50-249 individuals	A1, A3
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors	LC	passage	2000-2007	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4i
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Chrysuronia lilliae	EN	resident	2007-2008	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	passage	2005-2008	100 individuals	A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2003-2005	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1969	Isla de Salamanca	Via Parque	22
1977	Cienaga Grande De Santa Marta	Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention)	11
1977	Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta	Santuario de Fauna y Flora	7
1998	Sistema Delta Estuarino del Río Magdalena, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2000	Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Mangrove, Second-growth or disturbed forest	32
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Improved pasture land, Urban and industrial areas	13
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater marshes/swamps, Rivers	2
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ciénaga Grande, Isla de Salamanca and Sabana Grande RAMSAR biosphere reserve (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ciénaga-grande-isla-de-salamanca-and-sabana-grande-ramsar-biosphere-reserve-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.