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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
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1

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
2016	Paramo del Meridiano We`pe Wala	Parques Naturales Regionales	35

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Polylepis woodland	75
Shrubland	Scrub	25

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuenca del Río Hereje (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuenca-del-río-hereje-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.