Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattled Curassow Crax globulosa | EN | resident (2012–2015) | 1 birds | A1 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Amacayacu | Parque Nacional Natural (II) | 100 |
| 1975 | Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu | Natural National Park (-) | 100 |
| 2017 | Complejo de humedales Lagos de Tarapoto | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (II) | <1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 99 | Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Flooded tropical evergreen forest |
| Wetlands (inland) | 1 | Freshwater marshes/swamps |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 90 |
| tourism/recreation | 1 |
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu (Colombia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-natural-amacayacu-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.