Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Venezuelan Wood-quail Odontophorus columbianus |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Oilbird Steatornis caripensis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A4ii |
| Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Chlorostilbon poortmani |
NR |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Scallop-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula loricata |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Scalloped Antthrush Chamaeza turdina |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rufous-lored Tyrannulet Phylloscartes flaviventris |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Venezuelan Tyrannulet Zimmerius petersi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| 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 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1960 |
Yurubí
|
National Park (II) |
83 |
| 1991 |
Sierra de Aroa
|
Protective Zone (V) |
72 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
- |
Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Yurubí (Venezuela). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-yurubí-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.
