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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
Grey-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Black Curassow Crax alector	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Tepui Swift Streptoprocne phelpsi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus rufipennis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Cerise-crowned Jacamar Galbula chalcocephala	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Tawny-tufted Toucanet Selenidera nattereri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yapacana Antbird Aprositornis disjuncta	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Spot-backed Antwren Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parvus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Brown-headed Greenlet Hylophilus brunneiceps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Azure-naped Jay Cyanocorax heilprini	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-naped Seedeater Sporophila fringilloides	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Scaled Flowerpiercer Diglossa duidae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Yapacana	National Park (II)	100
1991	Formaciones de Tepuyes	Natural Monument (III)	26

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Savanna	9	Savanna
Shrubland	1	Riparian scrub/thickets
Wetlands (inland)	-	Streams; Rivers; Riverine sand beaches

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
energy production and mining	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yapacana National Park (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yapacana-national-park-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.