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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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 individuals	B1a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	2017-2021	10,000-30,000 individuals	B3b

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

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.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna		80
Grassland		70
Wetlands (inland)		60
Forest		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-

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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 23/11/2024.