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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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Tepui Parrotlet Nannopsittaca panychlora	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Paria Barbtail Premnoplex pariae	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Paria Whitestart Myioborus pariae	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flowerpiercer Diglossa venezuelensis	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Península de Paria	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Tropical deciduous forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Mangrove
Shrubland	40	Arid lowland scrub
Grassland	minor (<10)	Second-growth or grazed grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Freshwater marshes/swamps; Streams; Rivers

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peninsula de Paria National Park (Parque Nacional Península de Paria IBA) (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peninsula-de-paria-national-park-(parque-nacional-península-de-paria-iba)-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.