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The site was identified as important in 2015 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
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	resident	2015	present	A1
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident	2012-2015	136-3,398 individuals	A1, A4i
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus	LC	resident	2015	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna	Savanna	80
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Artificial wetlands	15
Forest	Palm forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Gallery (or Riparian) forest	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
energy production and mining	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

Privada, los propietarios protegen y están comprometidos con la conservación de la biodiversidad.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taparas (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taparas-iba-colombia on 23/11/2024.