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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
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	breeding (2020–2021)	30–45 adults	B1a
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	breeding (2020–2021)	100–300 adults	A4, B1a
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident (2020–2021)	1,000–1,500 adults	A4
Agami Heron Agamia agami	NT	resident (2020–2021)	30 birds	A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	passage (2020–2021)	200–500 birds	B1a

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2021) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2019	Altamira	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (-)	-
2019	Mata de palma	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (-)	-
2019	Montana	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Savanna	80	Savanna
Forest	15	Gallery (or Riparian) forest
Wetlands (inland)	5	Streams; Rivers; Freshwater marshes/swamps; Artificial wetlands

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	75
tourism/recreation	20
nature conservation and research	5

Cada uno de los tres hatos es de propiedad de un miembro de la familia Zambrano.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Encanto de Guanapalo (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-encanto-de-guanapalo-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.