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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
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4i
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Tucurere	Wildlife Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove; Temperate deciduous woods; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Shrubland	-	Arid lowland scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Freshwater marshes/swamps; Salt/brackish marshes; Streams

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
hunting	-

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