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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
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Venezuelan Wood-quail Odontophorus columbianus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chlorostilbon poortmani	NR	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Red-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura hoematotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Caracas Tapaculo Scytalopus caracae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scalloped Antthrush Chamaeza turdina	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Guttulate Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla guttulata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-throated Spinetail Synallaxis castanea	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
Venezuelan Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus venezuelanus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Venezuelan Tyrannulet Zimmerius petersi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	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
1972	Area Metropolitana de Caracas	Protective Zone	27
1973	Macarao	National Park	64

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	61
Grassland	Second-growth or grazed grasslands	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Urban and industrial areas, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-
Introduced vegetation		-
Wetlands (inland)	Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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