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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
Wattled Curassow Crax globulosa	EN	resident (2002–2003)	36–61 birds	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

En la actualidad, las islas no se encuentran bajo ninguna figura legal de protección. Sin embargo, hacen parte de los resguardos indígenas de Mocagua, Macedonia, El Vergel y Zaragoza, y sus habitantes tienen intenciones de conservar la biodiversidad allí encontrada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Mocagua y Zaragocilla (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-mocagua-y-zaragocilla-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.