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Monumento Natural Laguna de las Marites


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber LC resident 2003 present A4i
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens NT resident 2003 present A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mangrove major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monumento Natural Laguna de las Marites (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monumento-natural-laguna-de-las-marites-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.