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Reservas de la vereda Altagracia


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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 30-40 adults B1a
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata NT resident 2018-2021 4,000-8,000 individuals A4, B1a, B3a
Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus LC resident 2018-2022 2,000-4,000 individuals B3a
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber LC resident 2018-2022 3,000-4,500 individuals A4, B3a
Agami Heron Agamia agami NT resident 2018-2021 30 individuals A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis VU passage 2018-2021 500 individuals B1a
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex LC resident 2018-2022 150-400 individuals B3a
Southern Festive Amazon Amazona festiva LC resident 2018-2021 60-100 adults B1a
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus LC resident 2018-2022 30 individuals B1a
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis NT resident 2018-2021 30-35 individuals B1a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a - 2018-2021 10,000-30,000 individuals B3b

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2020 favourable high medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Savanna good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2012 El Campin Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil -
2012 Los Matapalos del Lagunazo Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil -
2012 Quinto Patio del Lagunazo Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil 100
2012 Betania Del Lagunazo Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil -
2012 Algarrobo Del Lagunazo Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil -
2013 San Andres Cano Garcero Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil 36
2013 San Cristobal II Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil 8
2013 Palmeras Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil 3
2013 Buenaventura Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil <1
2018 El Boral Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil -
2020 La Regadera Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil -
2020 Valledupar Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Savanna Savanna major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) Freshwater lakes and pools, Streams major (>10)
Forest Gallery (or Riparian) forest, Palm forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland 74
nature conservation and research 26


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reservas de la vereda Altagracia (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reservas-de-la-vereda-altagracia-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.