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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Crake Laterallus levraudi	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Plain-flanked Rail Rallus wetmorei	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Cuare	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	18
1974	Morrocoy	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove; Tropical deciduous forest
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Urban and industrial areas
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Morrocoy National Park (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/morrocoy-national-park-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.