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Lago Cumbal


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
Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi LC resident (2003) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 68 Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps
Forest 16 Polylepis woodland
Shrubland 13 Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial 3 Improved pasture land

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lago Cumbal (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lago-cumbal-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.