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Parque Nacional Mariusa-Delta del Orinoco


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja VU resident (2003) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1991 Mariusa National Park (II) 80
1992 Delta del Orinoco National Park (II) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Palm forest; Mangrove
Grassland major (>10) Low, seasonally wet grassland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Mariusa-Delta del Orinoco (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-mariusa-delta-del-orinoco-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.