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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1992 |
Reserva Natural Semillas de Agua (Paramo de los Valles) |
Natural Reserve (-) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
63 |
Polylepis woodland |
Shrubland |
34 |
Scrub |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
3 |
Improved pasture land |
Land use |
% of IBA |
rangeland/pastureland |
- |
nature conservation and research |
- |
water management |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Natural Semillas de Agua (Colombia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-natural-semillas-de-agua-iba-colombia on 13/01/2025.