GY006
South Central Rupununi


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2020 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
Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus EN resident (2019–2020) min 130 adults A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Savanna major (>10) Savanna

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Central Rupununi (Guyana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-central-rupununi-iba-guyana on 27/12/2024.