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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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Dwarf Cuckoo Coccycua pumila	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Pale-headed Jacamar Brachygalba goeringi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-bearded Flycatcher Phelpsia inornata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Esteros de Camaguán	Wildlife Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Gallery (or Riparian) forest; Tropical deciduous forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Savanna	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Streams; Ephemeral pools and wetlands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva de Fauna Silvestre Esteros de Camaguán (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-de-fauna-silvestre-esteros-de-camaguán-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.