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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden Starfrontlet Coeligena eos	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chlorostilbon poortmani	NR	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rose-headed Parakeet Pyrrhura rhodocephala	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ochre-browed Thistletail Asthenes coryi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-fronted Whitestart Myioborus albifrons	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Merida Flowerpiercer Diglossa gloriosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Sureste del Lago de Maracaibo Sto. Domingo-Motatán	Protective Zone	32
1988	Dinira	National Park	93
1991	Ríos Guanare, Boconó, Tucupido, La Yuca y Masparro	Protective Zone	20

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Elfin forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Polylepis woodland, Second-growth or disturbed forest	51
Grassland	Paramo, Second-growth or grazed grasslands	9
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	major (>10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		minor (<10)
Introduced vegetation		minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves	-
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dinira National Park and surrounding areas (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre y Reserva de Pesca Parque Nacional Dinira IBA) (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dinira-national-park-and-surrounding-areas-(refugio-de-fauna-silvestre-y-reserva-de-pesca-parque-nacional-dinira-iba)-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.