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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Venezuelan Wood-quail Odontophorus columbianus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
White-streaked Antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Guttulate Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla guttulata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-lored Tyrannulet Phylloscartes flaviventris	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Venezuelan Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus venezuelanus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Venezuelan Tyrannulet Zimmerius petersi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Guatopo	National Park	100
1978	Morros de Macaira	Natural Monument	1
1982	Depresión de Quibor (Edo. Lara)	Zone of Agricultural Development	-
1991	Cuenca Alta y Media del Río Orituco	Protective Zone	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams, Freshwater lakes and pools, Artificial wetlands	minor (<10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	-

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