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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 (2008)	30	A1
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus	LC	resident (2008)	30 birds	A1, A3
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus	LC	resident (2008)	30	A1, A2
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis	LC	resident (2008)	30	A1, A2, A3
Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio	LC	resident (2008)	30	A1, A2
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis	NT	resident (2008)	30	A1
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori	EN	resident (2008)	30	A1
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident (2008)	30	A1
White-streaked Antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Hooded Antpitta Grallaricula cucullata	NT	resident (2008)	30 birds	A1, A3
Scalloped Antthrush Chamaeza turdina	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota	LC	resident (2008)	90	A1
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Dusky-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus	NT	resident (2008)	90 birds	A1, A3
Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus chrysops	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina	LC	resident (1998–2002)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1960	Cueva de los Guacharos	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	<1
2002	Alto Fragua Indi Wasi	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	2
2007	Serrania de los Churumbelos Auka Wasi	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	53
2007	Corredor Biologico Guacharos PuracE	Parques Naturales Regionales (II)	1
2007	Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de los Churumbelos	Natural National Park (II)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	98	Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land; Improved pasture land
Shrubland	1	Semihumid/humid montane scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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