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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
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident	2003	present	A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	resident	2003	present	A4i
Maracaibo Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum viridanum	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

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
1986	Cienaga Los Olivitos	Wildlife Refuge	85
1996	Ciénaga de Los Olivitos	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	42
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	9
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban and industrial areas	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Refugio de Fauna Silvestre y Reserva de Pesca Ciénaga de Los Olivitos (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/refugio-de-fauna-silvestre-y-reserva-de-pesca-ciénaga-de-los-olivitos-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.