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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca Ortalis garrula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Blue-billed Curassow Crax alberti	CR	resident	2000-2003	present	A1, A3
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dwarf Cuckoo Coccycua pumila	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	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	present	A3
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1967	Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona	Natural National Park	100
1969	Tayrona	Parque Nacional Natural	86
1979	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest, Mangrove	56
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	39
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Arable land	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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