• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	resident (2015)	present	A1
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident (2012–2015)	136–3,398 birds	A1, A4i
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus	LC	resident (2015)	present	A1

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

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.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taparas (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taparas-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.