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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	common	A1
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Slender-billed Tyrannulet Inezia tenuirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Macuira	Parque Nacional Natural	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest	42
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub, Arid lowland scrub	34
Grassland	Alpine & subalpine grassland	21
Desert		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Natural Macuira (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-natural-macuira-iba-colombia on 22/11/2024.