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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Green-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris	LC	resident (2003)	common	A1, A2, A3
Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Bogota Rail Rallus semiplumbeus	VU	resident (2008)	common	A1, A2, A3
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina	NT	resident (2003)	common	A1, A2, A3
Brown-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura calliptera	VU	resident (2007–2008)	50-249 birds	A1, A2, A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Silvery-throated Spinetail Synallaxis subpudica	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
White-rimmed Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Mountain Grackle Macroagelaius subalaris	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-fronted Whitestart Myioborus ornatus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1968	Chingaza	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	91
1975	Paramo Grande	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI)	<1
1982	Rios Blanco y Negro	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI)	2
1987	Rio Rucio	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI)	<1
1990	La Bolsa	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI)	<1
1991	Rios Chorrera y Concepcion	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales (VI)	<1
2004	La Reserva	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI)	<1
2004	La Gruta	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI)	<1
2005	La Esperanza	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI)	<1
2008	Jerico, Libano y Sebastopol	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1
2008	La Siberia	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1
2008	Pozo Azul	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1
2008	Palosqui	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1
2008	La Vitilia la Palma	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1
2008	Santa Maria de las Lagunas	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1
2008	El Espino Corcovado	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1
2008	Montebello	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	76	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Polylepis woodland
Shrubland	16	Scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	6	Improved pasture land; Arable land
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	1	Other artificial wetlands
Wetlands (inland)	1	Freshwater marshes/swamps

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza and surroundings (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-natural-chingaza-and-surroundings-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.