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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
Tepui Swift Streptoprocne phelpsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Buff-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Tepui Antpitta Myrmothera simplex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Olive Manakin Xenopipo uniformis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Scarlet-horned Manakin Ceratopipra cornuta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Black-fronted Tyrannulet Phylloscartes nigrifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Chapman's Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus chapmani	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Flutist Wren Microcerculus ustulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Tepui Wren Troglodytes rufulus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Golden-tufted Grackle Macroagelaius imthurni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
White-faced Whitestart Myioborus albifacies	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Scaled Flowerpiercer Diglossa duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Formaciones de Tepuyes	Natural Monument	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monumento Natural Tepui Guanay (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monumento-natural-tepui-guanay-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.