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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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

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 23/12/2024.