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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Blue-billed Curassow Crax alberti	CR	resident	2000-2001	present	A1, A2
Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Parakeet Pyrrhura viridicata	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Santa Marta Antpitta Grallaria bangsi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Santa Marta Tapaculo Scytalopus sanctaemartae	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-capped Spinetail Cranioleuca hellmayri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rusty-headed Spinetail Synallaxis fuscorufa	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Santa Marta Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes pernix	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Santa Marta Brushfinch Atlapetes melanocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Santa Marta Warbler Myiothlypis basilica	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
White-lored Warbler Myiothlypis conspicillata	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-crowned Whitestart Myioborus flavivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Santa Marta Mountain-tanager Anisognathus melanogenys	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	Parque Nacional Natural	32

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Mangrove, Polylepis woodland	76
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	24

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle del Río Frío (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-del-río-frío-iba-colombia on 25/11/2024.