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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
Venezuelan Wood-quail Odontophorus columbianus	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Chlorostilbon poortmani	NR	resident (2003)	present	A2
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Tirgua	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-
Forest	-	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical deciduous forest
Savanna	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Tirgua (General Manuel Manrique) (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-tirgua-(general-manuel-manrique)-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.