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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
Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident	2001-2004	present	A2, A3
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini	LC	breeding	2003	present	A2
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Banded Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl Glaucidium nubicola	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Megascops colombianus	NR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Choco Trogon Trogon comptus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Plumbeous Forest-falcon Micrastur plumbeus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2001-2004	present	A2, A3
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bicolored Antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident	2003	1 individuals	A2, A3
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Choco Vireo Vireo masteri	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus	LC	breeding	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Tanager Habia stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephalus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-green Tanager Bangsia flavovirens	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-chested Tanager Bangsia rothschildi	LC	resident	2001-2004	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Scarlet-and-white Tanager Chrysothlypis salmoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Great-billed Seed-finch Sporophila maximiliani	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, 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
-	Reserva Natural Río Ñambí	Reservas naturales	100
1984	Cuenca Alta del Rio Nembi	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales	16

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	91
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land	9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Natural Río Ñambí (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-natural-río-ñambí-iba-colombia on 22/11/2024.