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Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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) -

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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.