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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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
Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria	LC	resident (2006–2019)	50 birds	B1a
Agami Heron Agamia agami	NT	resident (2006–2019)	30 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	RESERVA NATURAL EL GARCERO Y ALREDEDORES	Reservas naturales (-)	-
2005	El Garcero	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	65	Streams; Rivers; Freshwater marshes/swamps
Artificial/Terrestrial	33	Arable land; Improved pasture land; Forestry and agro-industrial plantations
Forest	1	Flooded tropical evergreen forest

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	30
fisheries/aquaculture	30
not utilised	15
unknown	10
nature conservation and research	4

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Natural el Garcero y alrededores (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-natural-el-garcero-y-alrededores-iba-colombia on 26/12/2024.