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Cuenca del Río Jiménez


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
White-mantled Barbet Capito hypoleucus LC resident (2008) 1 birds A1
Sooty Ant-tanager Habia gutturalis LC resident (2008) 90 birds A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 85 Improved pasture land; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Forest 15 Second-growth or disturbed forest

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 55
nature conservation and research 40


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuenca del Río Jiménez (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuenca-del-río-jiménez-iba-colombia on 26/12/2024.