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Parque Nacional Tapo-Caparo


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 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 2003 present A1
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia NT resident 2003 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1974 Sureste del Lago de Maracaibo Sto. Domingo-Motatán Protective Zone 80
1993 Tapo - Caparo National Park 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Tapo-Caparo (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-tapo-caparo-iba-venezuela on 23/11/2024.