Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2002 |
Gran Morichal |
Wildlife Reserve (-) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
major (>10) |
Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Gallery (or Riparian) forest; Palm forest; Mangrove |
| Wetlands (inland) |
major (>10) |
Freshwater marshes/swamps; Rivers; Streams |
| Marine Intertidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
- |
Forestry and agro-industrial plantations |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva de Fauna Silvestre Gran Morichal (Venezuela). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-de-fauna-silvestre-gran-morichal-iba-venezuela on 08/12/2024.
