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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
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Perija Starfrontlet Coeligena consita	EN	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Two-banded Puffbird Hypnelus bicinctus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Recurve-billed Bushbird Clytoctantes alixii	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Perija Tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-throated Warbler Myiothlypis cinereicollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	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
1973	San Rafael de Guasare	Protective Zone	76

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Forest	Elfin forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest	-
Grassland	Second-growth or grazed grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
military	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zona Protectora San Rafael de Guasare (Venezuela). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zona-protectora-san-rafael-de-guasare-iba-venezuela on 22/11/2024.