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Serranía de las Minas


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
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri LC resident (-) present A1
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus LC resident (-) present A1, A2
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa LC resident (2003–2006) present A2
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina NT resident (2004) present A1
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii LC resident (-) present A1
Hooded Antpitta Grallaricula cucullata NT resident (2004) present A1, A2
Scalloped Antthrush Chamaeza turdina LC resident (2003–2006) present A2
Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla VU resident (-) present A1, A2
Dusky-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus NT resident (-) frequent A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1975 Purace Parque Nacional Natural (II) 6
2005 El Trebol Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI) <1
2005 La Argelia Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil (VI) <1
2006 Serrania de Minas Parques Naturales Regionales (II) 29


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serranía de las Minas (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serranía-de-las-minas-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.