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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2022 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
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident (2021–2022)	2,000–6,000 birds	B3a
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident (2021–2022)	30–50 birds	B1a
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	- (2020–2022)	30 birds	B1a, B3a
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter (2020)	30	B1a
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding (1998–2021)	1–1,000 birds	B1a
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	non-breeding (1982–2021)	1–2,500 birds	B3a
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	non-breeding (1982–2021)	1–2,000 birds	B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	- (2021–2022)	17,000–26,810 birds	B3b

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Los Flamencos	Santuario de Fauna y Flora (IV)	3
2011	Musichi	Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado (VI)	1
2014	Bahia Portete Kaurrele	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	40
Desert	16	Semidesert; Desert
Shrubland	13	Arid lowland scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub; Riparian scrub/thickets
Savanna	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land; Urban and industrial areas
Forest	1	Mangrove; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	30
fisheries/aquaculture	20
urban/industrial/transport	13

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Complejo de Humedales Costeros de la Guajira (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/complejo-de-humedales-costeros-de-la-guajira-iba-colombia on 22/12/2024.