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Parque Nacional Terepaima


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri LC resident (2003) present A1
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi VU resident (2003) present A1
Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus EN resident (2003) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Terepaima National Park (II) 35

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Tropical deciduous forest
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Shrubland - Second-growth or disturbed scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Wetlands (inland) - Streams

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Terepaima (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-terepaima-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.