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Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Colorados


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria LC resident 2015 50 individuals B1a
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica VU non-breeding 2016 30 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1977 Los Colorados Santuario de Fauna y Flora 73
1977 Santuario De Flora y Fauna Los Colorados Santuario de Flora y Fauna 100
2017 Los Tities de San Juan Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil 3

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Tropical deciduous forest, Gallery (or Riparian) forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest 80
Shrubland Second-growth or disturbed scrub 20
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.