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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Grey-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black Curassow Crax alector	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Swift Streptoprocne phelpsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Goldenthroat Polytmus milleri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus rufipennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Cerise-crowned Jacamar Galbula chalcocephala	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Nunbird Monasa atra	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tawny-tufted Toucanet Selenidera nattereri	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Parrotlet Nannopsittaca panychlora	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Brown-bellied Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla gutturalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-throated Antwren Myrmotherula ambigua	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-bellied Antwren Isleria guttata	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Roraiman Antwren Herpsilochmus roraimae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus insignis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Caura Antbird Myrmelastes caurensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Antpitta Myrmothera simplex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-throated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla roraimae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Roraiman Barbtail Roraimia adusta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Tepui Spinetail Cranioleuca demissa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Olive Manakin Xenopipo uniformis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scarlet-horned Manakin Ceratopipra cornuta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Orange-bellied Manakin Lepidothrix suavissima	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-fronted Tyrannulet Phylloscartes nigrifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Chapman's Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus chapmani	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Painted Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum pictum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Great Elaenia Elaenia dayi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Tepui Vireo Vireo sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Collared Gnatwren Microbates collaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Flutist Wren Microcerculus ustulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Tepui Wren Troglodytes rufulus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-tufted Grackle Macroagelaius imthurni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Tepui Whitestart Myioborus castaneocapilla	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Duida Grass-finch Emberizoides duidae	DD	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
White-naped Seedeater Sporophila fringilloides	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scaled Flowerpiercer Diglossa duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1978	Duida-Marahuaca	National Park	87
1991	Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare	Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Elfin forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	51
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	40
Savanna		1
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Wetlands (inland)	Streams, Rivers	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
energy production and mining	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-duida-marahuaca-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.