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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus	LC	resident	2007-2008	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buffy Helmetcrest Oxypogon stuebelii	VU	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina	NT	resident	2007-2008	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2007-2008	50-249 individuals	A1
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria milleri	VU	resident	2007-2008	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-bellied Tapaculo Scytalopus griseicollis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Quindio Jay Cyanolyca quindiuna	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus chrysops	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Rio Blanco y Quebrada Olivares	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales	92
1992	Reserva de Río Blanco	Protection Forest Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land	45

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
water management	100
fisheries/aquaculture	25
tourism/recreation	10
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Hidrográfica, Forestal y Parque Ecológico de Río Blanco (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-hidrográfica-forestal-y-parque-ecológico-de-río-blanco-iba-colombia on 22/11/2024.