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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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chlorostilbon poortmani	NR	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Crake Laterallus levraudi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Red-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura hoematotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Great Antpitta Grallaria excelsa	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Scalloped Antthrush Chamaeza turdina	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Venezuelan Tyrannulet Zimmerius petersi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-cheeked Tanager Tangara rufigenis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1962	Yacambú	National Park	54
1974	Río Yacambú	Protective Zone	-
1991	Ríos Guanare, Boconó, Tucupido, La Yuca y Masparro	Protective Zone	11
1992	El Guache	National Park	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	major (>10)
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams, Freshwater lakes and pools	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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