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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
Black-billed Flycatcher Aphanotriccus audax	NT	resident (2003)	1–2 birds	A1, A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	- (2003–2005)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Distrito de Manejo Integrado Bahía de Cispatá	Special Management Area (VI)	100
2006	Manglar de la Bahia de Cispata y Sector Aledano del Delta Estuarino del Rio Sinu	Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado (VI)	90

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	41	Mangrove; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Arable land; Improved pasture land
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zona deltáica-estuarina del Río Sinú (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zona-deltáica-estuarina-del-río-sinú-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.