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Embalse de San Lorenzo y Jaguas


IBA Justification

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
White-mantled Barbet Capito hypoleucus LC resident 2003 common A1, A2
Beautiful Woodpecker Melanerpes pulcher LC resident 2003 present A2
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia NT resident 2003 frequent A1
Antioquia Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus lanyoni VU resident 2003 present A1, A2
Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster VU resident 2003 common A1
Sooty Ant-tanager Habia gutturalis LC resident 2003 common A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2011 San Lorenzo Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Other artificial wetlands 66
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest 32
Artificial/Terrestrial Improved pasture land 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100
water management 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Embalse de San Lorenzo y Jaguas (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/embalse-de-san-lorenzo-y-jaguas-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.