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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
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

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
1960	Yurubí	National Park	83
1991	Sierra de Aroa	Protective Zone	72

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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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 22/11/2024.