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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
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	VU	resident	-	present	A1, A2, A3
Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon lindenii	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden Starfrontlet Coeligena eos	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Narrow-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rose-headed Parakeet Pyrrhura rhodocephala	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-naped Antpitta Grallaria griseonucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Merida Tapaculo Scytalopus meridanus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ochre-browed Thistletail Asthenes coryi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Mountain Tyrannulet Zimmerius improbus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Merida Wren Cistothorus meridae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Merida Brushfinch Atlapetes meridae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-fronted Whitestart Myioborus albifrons	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Slaty-backed Hemispingus Poospiza goeringi	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-capped Hemispingus Kleinothraupis reyi	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Merida Flowerpiercer Diglossa gloriosa	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
-	Sierra la Culata	National Park	100
1973	Río Albarregas	Protective Zone	<1
1974	Sureste del Lago de Maracaibo Sto. Domingo-Motatán	Protective Zone	12
1974	Piedemonte Norte de la Cordillera Andina	Protective Zone	2
1975	Escalante-Onia-Mucujepe	Protective Zone	6
1980	Las González	Protective Zone	2
1985	Mucujún	Protective Zone	2
1989	Sierra de la Culata	National Park	16
1989	Río Capaz	Protective Zone	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	major (>10)
Grassland	Paramo	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams, Freshwater lakes and pools	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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