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Isla La Blanquilla


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
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
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis NT resident (2003) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10) Arid lowland scrub
Forest minor (<10) Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
military -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla La Blanquilla (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-la-blanquilla-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.