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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
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca Ortalis garrula	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Blue-billed Curassow Crax alberti	CR	resident (2000–2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Chrysuronia lilliae	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Santa Marta Antpitta Grallaria bangsi	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Streak-capped Spinetail Cranioleuca hellmayri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Rusty-headed Spinetail Synallaxis fuscorufa	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Slender-billed Tyrannulet Inezia tenuirostris	LC	resident (-)	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Santa Marta Brushfinch Atlapetes melanocephalus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
White-lored Warbler Myiothlypis conspicillata	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Yellow-crowned Whitestart Myioborus flavivertex	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Santa Marta Mountain-tanager Anisognathus melanogenys	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident (-)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Buena Vista	Natural Reserve (-)	-
1977	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	54
2008	El Manantial de Jagua	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Regionales (VI)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	87	Tropical deciduous forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Polylepis woodland; Mangrove
Grassland	6	Second-growth or grazed grasslands; Alpine & subalpine grassland
Shrubland	5	Semihumid/humid montane scrub; Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	2	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle de San Salvador (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-de-san-salvador-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.