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Reserva Forestal Sipapo


IBA Justification

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
Grey-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Black Curassow Crax alector LC resident (2003) present A3
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum LC resident (2003) present A3
Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Buff-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus duidae LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus rufipennis LC resident (2003) present A3
Cerise-crowned Jacamar Galbula chalcocephala LC resident (2003) present A3
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini LC resident (2003) present A3
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus LC resident (2003) present A3
Streak-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus insignis LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula LC resident (2003) present A3
Caura Antbird Myrmelastes caurensis LC resident (2003) present A3
Tepui Antpitta Myrmothera simplex LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
White-throated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla roraimae LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Roraiman Barbtail Roraimia adusta LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Orinoco Softtail Thripophaga cherriei VU resident (1970) present A1, A2, A3
Tepui Spinetail Cranioleuca demissa LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin Neopelma chrysocephalum LC resident (2003) present A3
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex LC resident (2003) present A3
Scarlet-horned Manakin Ceratopipra cornuta LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Black-fronted Tyrannulet Phylloscartes nigrifrons LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Chapman's Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus chapmani LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parvus LC resident (2003) present A3
Brown-headed Greenlet Hylophilus brunneiceps LC resident (2003) present A3
Tepui Vireo Vireo sclateri LC resident (2003) present A3
Azure-naped Jay Cyanocorax heilprini LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Flutist Wren Microcerculus ustulatus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Tepui Wren Troglodytes rufulus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea LC resident (2003) present A3
Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Golden-tufted Grackle Macroagelaius imthurni LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
White-faced Whitestart Myioborus albifacies LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Scaled Flowerpiercer Diglossa duidae LC resident (2003) present A2, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1963 Sipapo Forest Reserve (VI) 55
1978 Cerro Autana Natural Monument (III) <1
1991 Formaciones de Tepuyes Natural Monument (III) 5
1991 Macizo Cuao-Sipapo y Moriche Natural Monument (III) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Elfin forest; Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; River-edge (river island) forest
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -
Savanna -
Shrubland - Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Wetlands (inland) - Riverine floodplains; Rivers; Streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Forestal Sipapo (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-forestal-sipapo-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.