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Serranía de Aguarague


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens LC resident (-) present A3
Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei LC resident (-) present A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident (-) present A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU breeding (-) present A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (2003–2005) 1 birds A1
Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon LC resident (-) present A3
Black-legged Seriema Chunga burmeisteri LC resident (-) present A3
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU breeding (2003) 200–300 birds A1, A2
Military Macaw Ara militaris VU breeding (-) present A1
Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major LC resident (-) present A3
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii LC resident (-) present A3
Crested Hornero Furnarius cristatus LC resident (-) present A3
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC resident (-) present A2
Cinereous Black-tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps LC resident (-) present A3
Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltator multicolor LC resident (-) present A3
Black-capped Warbling-finch Microspingus melanoleucus LC resident (-) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Aguarague National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Palm forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical deciduous forest
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10) Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Grassland minor (<10) Second-growth or grazed grasslands
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) minor (<10) Inland cliffs
Shrubland minor (<10) Scrub; Second-growth or disturbed scrub
Wetlands (inland) minor (<10) Rivers; Streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serranía de Aguarague (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serranía-de-aguarague-iba-bolivia on 03/12/2024.