Reserva Natural Puerto Rico & La Polonia (Colombia)

Reserva Natural Puerto Rico & La Polonia

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	resident	2019-2021	50-150 mature individuals	B1a
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident	2019-2021	250-1,000 mature individuals	A4, B1a
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	non-breeding	2019-2021	350-800 mature individuals	A4, B1a, B3a
Southern Festive Amazon Amazona festiva	LC	resident	2019-2021	50-100 mature individuals	B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2021) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2021	not assessed	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		40
Savanna		40
Forest		10
Wetlands (inland)		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	90

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Natural Puerto Rico & La Polonia (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-natural-puerto-rico-&-la-polonia-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.