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.
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) |
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.