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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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Macuira	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	100

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

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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 23/12/2024.