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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1967 |
Embalse de Tominé |
Area de manejo de embalse (-) |
53 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
56 |
Arable land; Improved pasture land |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
38 |
Other artificial wetlands |
| Forest |
6 |
Second-growth or disturbed forest |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| water management |
50 |
| agriculture |
40 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
5 |
| not utilised |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gravilleras del Valle del Río Siecha (Colombia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gravilleras-del-valle-del-río-siecha-iba-colombia on 06/01/2025.
