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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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Dwarf Cuckoo Coccycua pumila	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Cerro Copey	National Park (-)	100
1974	Cerro El Copey	National Park (II)	30

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Tropical deciduous forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Cerro El Copey (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-cerro-el-copey-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.