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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona	Natural National Park (-)	100
1969	Tayrona	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	86
1979	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	-

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

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 23/12/2024.