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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Psittacara wagleri	NT	resident (2008–2020)	30 individuals	B1a

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1960	Cueva de los Guacharos	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	100
2007	Corredor Biologico Guacharos PuracE	Parques Naturales Regionales (II)	23
2007	Serrania de los Churumbelos Auka Wasi	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	99	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Shrubland	1	Semihumid/humid montane scrub

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Natural Cueva de los Guácharos (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-natural-cueva-de-los-guácharos-iba-colombia on 08/01/2025.