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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical deciduous forest	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub, Second-growth or disturbed scrub	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humedales Boca de Hueque y Sauca (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humedales-boca-de-hueque-y-sauca-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.