CO048
Finca Paraguay


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
Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi LC resident (2008) 30 birds A1
Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons VU resident (2008) 30 birds A1, A2
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior LC resident (-) present A2
Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni LC resident (-) present A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1974 Los Nevados Parque Nacional Natural (II) 4
2011 Cerrobravo Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 72 Polylepis woodland
Shrubland 19 Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial 9 Arable land; Improved pasture land

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 60
nature conservation and research 40


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Finca Paraguay (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/finca-paraguay-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.