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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
Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Two-banded Puffbird Hypnelus bicinctus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ciénagas de Juan Manuel de Aguas Blancas y Negras	Wildlife Reserve (-)	100
1974	Región Lago de Maracaibo, Sierra de Perijá	Protective Zone (V)	5
1975	Ciénagas de Juan Manuel, Aguas Blancas y Negras	Wildlife Reserve (IV)	19
1991	Ciénagas del Catatumbo	National Park (II)	54

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	67	Freshwater marshes/swamps; Riverine floodplains; Streams; Rivers; Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Freshwater lakes and pools
Forest	5	Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Palm forest; Mangrove
Grassland	major (>10)	Low, seasonally wet grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Improved pasture land
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva de Fauna Silvestre Ciénagas de Juan Manuel, Aguas Blancas y Aguas Negras (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-de-fauna-silvestre-ciénagas-de-juan-manuel-aguas-blancas-y-aguas-negras-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.