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Reserva Regional Bajo Cauca Nechí


IBA Justification

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
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri LC resident 2002 50-249 individuals A1
Blue-billed Curassow Crax alberti CR resident 2004 250-999 individuals A1, A2, A3
White-mantled Barbet Capito hypoleucus LC resident 2004 1,000-2,499 individuals A1, A2, A3
Beautiful Woodpecker Melanerpes pulcher LC resident - present A2
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia NT resident 2004 1,000-2,499 individuals A1
Antioquia Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus lanyoni VU resident 2004 250-999 individuals A1, A2, A3
Sooty Ant-tanager Habia gutturalis LC resident 2007 1,000-2,499 individuals A1, A2, A3
Scarlet-and-white Tanager Chrysothlypis salmoni LC resident 2007 250-999 individuals A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1994 Reserva Regional Bajo Cauca Nechí Parque Natural Regional 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest 97
Artificial/Terrestrial Improved pasture land, Arable land 3
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 20
other 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Regional Bajo Cauca Nechí (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-regional-bajo-cauca-nechí-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.