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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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Cienaga Los Olivitos	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	85

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

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 23/12/2024.