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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
Black Curassow Crax alector	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Swift Streptoprocne phelpsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Cerise-crowned Jacamar Galbula chalcocephala	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Nunbird Monasa atra	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Blue-cheeked Amazon Amazona dufresniana	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Rufous-bellied Antwren Isleria guttata	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Roraiman Antwren Herpsilochmus roraimae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Caura Antbird Myrmelastes caurensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-headed Antbird Percnostola rufifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Antpitta Myrmothera simplex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-throated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla roraimae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Roraiman Barbtail Roraimia adusta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Tepui Spinetail Cranioleuca demissa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin Neopelma chrysocephalum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scarlet-horned Manakin Ceratopipra cornuta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Orange-bellied Manakin Lepidothrix suavissima	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-fronted Tyrannulet Phylloscartes nigrifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Chapman's Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus chapmani	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Brown-headed Greenlet Hylophilus brunneiceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Vireo Vireo sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Collared Gnatwren Microbates collaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Flutist Wren Microcerculus ustulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-tufted Grackle Macroagelaius imthurni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scaled Flowerpiercer Diglossa duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, 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
1991	Parima-Tapirapecó	National Park	82
1991	Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare	Biosphere Reserve	11
1991	Cerro Tamacuare y Serranía Tapirapeco	Natural Monument	-
1993	Alto Orinoco - Casiquiare	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Forest	Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Palm forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, White sand forest	-
Grassland	Low, seasonally wet grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams, Riverine sand beaches, Riverine floodplains	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
energy production and mining	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Parima-Tapirapecó (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-parima-tapirapecó-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.