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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
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini	LC	resident	2003	common	A2
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Bicolored Antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis	NT	resident	1997	common	A1, A2, A3
Esmeraldas Antbird Sipia nigricauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Greater Scythebill Drymotoxeres pucheranii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Margarornis stellatus	LC	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	1999	uncommon	A1, A2, 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	-	present	A3
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra	NT	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Munchique Wood-wren Henicorhina negreti	VU	resident	2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops	LC	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus chrysops	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crested Ant-tanager Habia cristata	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Tanager Habia stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephalus	NT	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Multicolored Tanager Chlorochrysa nitidissima	NT	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica	LC	resident	1999	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 Privada de la Sociedad Civil El Tambito	Reserva Privada	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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