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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Brazilian Tinamou Crypturellus strigulosus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Cinnamon-throated Hermit Phaethornis nattereri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-necked Puffbird Malacoptila rufa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Gould's Toucanet Selenidera gouldii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Western Red-necked Araçari Pteroglossus sturmii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-girdled Barbet Capito dayi	NT	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rusty-necked Piculet Picumnus fuscus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-legged Parrot Pionites xanthomerius	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Crimson-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura perlata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
White-eyed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla leucophthalma	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Large-billed Antwren Herpsilochmus longirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Collared Crescentchest Melanopareia torquata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Amazonian Antpitta Myrmothera berlepschi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Campo Miner Geositta poeciloptera	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Hylexetastes perrotii	NR	resident (2003)	present	A3
Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-manakin Neopelma sulphureiventer	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Flame-crested Manakin Heterocercus linteatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Snow-capped Manakin Lepidothrix nattereri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Flammulated Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus flammulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Zimmer's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus minimus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant Euscarthmus rufomarginatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Tooth-billed Wren Odontorchilus cinereus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Fawn-breasted Wren Cantorchilus guarayanus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Coalcrest Charitospiza eucosma	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Blue Finch Porphyrospiza caerulescens	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-and-tawny Seedeater Sporophila nigrorufa	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	68

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Tropical deciduous forest; Gallery (or Riparian) forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Flooded tropical evergreen forest
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Cerrado
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Streams

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Noel Kempff Mercado (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/noel-kempff-mercado-iba-bolivia on 22/12/2024.