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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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Chlorostilbon poortmani	NR	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Guttulate Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla guttulata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-throated Barbtail Premnoplex tatei	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Urich's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias urichi	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Grey-headed Warbler Basileuterus griseiceps	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flowerpiercer Diglossa venezuelensis	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1949	Cueva del Guácharo (Alejandro de Humboldt)	Natural Monument (III)	-
1974	Macizo Montañoso del Turimiquire	Protective Zone (V)	100
1975	El Guácharo	National Park (II)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-

Land use	% of IBA
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zona Protectora Macizo Montañoso del Turimiquire (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zona-protectora-macizo-montañoso-del-turimiquire-iba-venezuela on 23/12/2024.