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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
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Dwarf Cuckoo Coccycua pumila	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-headed Jacamar Brachygalba goeringi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-bearded Flycatcher Phelpsia inornata	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis	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
1974	Aguaro-Guariquito	National Park	87

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna		69
Forest	Gallery (or Riparian) forest	19
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Rivers, Streams, Sand dunes and beaches	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	-
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Aguaro-Guariquito (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-aguaro-guariquito-iba-venezuela on 23/11/2024.