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Humedales Boca del Río Unare


IBA Justification

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 ('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 A3
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla NT resident (2003) present A4i
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri LC resident (2003) present A4i
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, A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis LC resident (2003) present A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus LC resident (2003) present A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa LC resident (2003) present A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis LC resident (2003) present A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humedales Boca del Río Unare (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humedales-boca-del-río-unare-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.