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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
Tolima Dove Leptotila conoveri	NT	resident (2003)	common	A1
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina	NT	resident (2003)	common	A1
Yellow-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes flaviceps	NT	resident (2003)	common	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Nevado del Huila	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	100
2007	Cerro Banderas Ojo Blanco	Parques Naturales Regionales (II)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Polylepis woodland; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Shrubland	37	Scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land; Improved pasture land
Grassland	1	Edaphic grassland
Other	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	80
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Natural Nevado del Huila (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-natural-nevado-del-huila-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.