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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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A4ii
Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chlorostilbon poortmani	NR	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-streaked Antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Guttulate Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla guttulata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-throated Barbtail Premnoplex tatei	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Urich's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias urichi	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-headed Warbler Basileuterus griseiceps	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flowerpiercer Diglossa venezuelensis	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, 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
1949	Cueva del Guácharo (Alejandro de Humboldt)	Natural Monument	-
1974	Macizo Montañoso del Turimiquire	Protective Zone	11
1975	El Guácharo	National Park	89

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	62
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Grassland	Second-growth or grazed grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub, Semihumid/humid montane scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional El Guácharo (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-el-guácharo-iba-venezuela on 23/11/2024.