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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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A4ii
Pygmy Palm Swift Tachornis furcata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Perija Starfrontlet Coeligena consita	EN	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dwarf Cuckoo Coccycua pumila	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Two-banded Puffbird Hypnelus bicinctus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Recurve-billed Bushbird Clytoctantes alixii	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Bar-crested Antshrike Thamnophilus multistriatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Great Antpitta Grallaria excelsa	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Perija Tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Perija Thistletail Asthenes perijana	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-throated Warbler Myiothlypis cinereicollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	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
1978	Perijá	National Park	100
1992	Río Aricuaisa	Forest Area under Protection	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Elfin forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	84
Grassland	Paramo, Second-growth or grazed grasslands	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	-

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