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Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Cuare


IBA Justification

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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda LC resident (2003) present A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni NT resident (2003) present A1, A3
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors LC non-breeding (-) present A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber LC resident (-) present A4i
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis LC resident (2003) present A3
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci LC resident (2003) present A3
Plain-flanked Rail Rallus wetmorei EN resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
American Coot Fulica americana LC resident (2003) present A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis LC resident (2003) present A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus LC resident (2003) present A3
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis NT resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris VU resident (2003) present A1
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis LC resident (2003) present A3
Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa LC resident (2003) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1972 Cuare Wildlife Refuge (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical deciduous forest
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10) Arid lowland scrub

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Cuare (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/refugio-de-fauna-silvestre-cuare-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.