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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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Aguaro-Guariquito	National Park (II)	87

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

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 23/12/2024.