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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
Grey-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black Curassow Crax alector	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Swift Streptoprocne phelpsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus duidae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
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
Tawny-tufted Toucanet Selenidera nattereri	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Parrotlet Nannopsittaca panychlora	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yapacana Antbird Aprositornis disjuncta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-bellied Antbird Ammonastes pelzelni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-throated Antwren Myrmotherula ambigua	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-bellied Antwren Isleria guttata	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Spot-backed Antwren Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus insignis	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
Tepui Antpitta Myrmothera simplex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-throated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla roraimae	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
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
Tepui Wren Troglodytes rufulus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tepui Whitestart Myioborus castaneocapilla	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
1978	Serranía de la Neblina	National Park	75
1978	Parque Nacional Serranía La Neblina	National Park	100
1991	Parima-Tapirapecó	National Park	12
1991	Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare	Biosphere Reserve	7
1991	Formaciones de Tepuyes	Natural Monument	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Elfin forest, Palm forest	84
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	2
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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