Hato El Sinai (Colombia) IBA | Details

Hato El Sinai

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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	resident (2017–2021)	20–100 mature individuals	B1a
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident (2017–2021)	250–1,000 mature individuals	A4, B1a
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident (2017–2021)	1,200–3,000 mature individuals	A4, B3a
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna	NT	resident (2019–2021)	80–115 birds	B1a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	- (2017–2021)	10,000–30,000 birds	B3b

IBA Conservation

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

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2021	not assessed	not assessed	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Savanna	80
Grassland	70
Wetlands (inland)	60
Forest	20

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-

Land ownership

Es propiedad privada delimitada por los propietarios.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hato El Sinai (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hato-el-sinai-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.