• Summary
• Text
• Details
• Map
• Resources

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus	CR	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Parakeet Pyrrhura viridicata	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Santa Marta Antpitta Grallaria bangsi	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Santa Marta Tapaculo Scytalopus sanctaemartae	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Streak-capped Spinetail Cranioleuca hellmayri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Rusty-headed Spinetail Synallaxis fuscorufa	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Mountain Tyrannulet Zimmerius improbus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Santa Marta Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes pernix	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Santa Marta Brushfinch Atlapetes melanocephalus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Santa Marta Warbler Myiothlypis basilica	NT	resident (-)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-lored Warbler Myiothlypis conspicillata	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-crowned Whitestart Myioborus flavivertex	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Mountain-tanager Anisognathus melanogenys	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Reserva Forestal San Lorenzo	Forest Reserve (-)	-
1977	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	20
1981	Cuenca Alta del Rio Jirocasaca	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI)	1
2004	Rancho Luna	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	83	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical deciduous forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	17	Improved pasture land; Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Arable land; Urban and industrial areas

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuchilla de San Lorenzo (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuchilla-de-san-lorenzo-iba-colombia on 12/01/2025.