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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	LC	resident	2003	present	A4ii
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra	LC	resident	2003	present	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla La Blanquilla - Marine (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-la-blanquilla--marine-iba-venezuela on 23/11/2024.