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Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Colorados


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria LC resident (2015) 50 birds B1a
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica VU non-breeding (2016) 30 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Los Colorados Santuario de Fauna y Flora (IV) 73
1977 Santuario De Flora y Fauna Los Colorados Santuario de Flora y Fauna (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 80 Tropical deciduous forest; Gallery (or Riparian) forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Shrubland 20 Second-growth or disturbed scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 95
tourism/recreation 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Colorados (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santuario-de-fauna-y-flora-los-colorados-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.