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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
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4i
Black Noddy Anous minutus	LC	breeding (2008)	52 pairs	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	National Park Archipielago de Los Roques	National Park (II)	98
1976	Valle del Algodonal	Protective Zone (V)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Shrubland	-	Arid lowland scrub

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-archipiélago-los-roques-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.