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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Trinidad Piping-guan Pipile pipile	CR	resident (1998–1999)	70–200 birds	A1, A2, A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Eastern Extension Matura	Nature Reserve (IV)	21
-	St. David Reserve	Nature Reserve (IV)	19
-	Matura Swamp Reserve	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	5
-	Matura Reserve Western Ext.	Nature Reserve (IV)	4
-	Nrrb.	Nature Reserve (IV)	1
-	Nrra.	Nature Reserve (IV)	1
-	Paria Reserve	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
-	Arima Reserve	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
-	Tacarigua Reserve	National Park (II)	<1
-	Madamas	Other Area (-)	-
1990	Matura	Other Area (II)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Tropical deciduous; Tropical lowland evergreen
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
water management	-
agriculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Range (Trinidad and Tobago). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-range-iba-trinidad-and-tobago on 23/12/2024.