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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1972	Cuare	Wildlife Refuge	18
1974	Morrocoy	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical deciduous forest	major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban and industrial areas	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.