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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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Mochima	National Park (II)	76
1974	Macizo Montañoso del Turimiquire	Protective Zone (V)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical deciduous forest
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)	Arid lowland scrub; Second-growth or disturbed scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Streams

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Mochima (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-mochima-iba-venezuela on 04/12/2024.