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BO038
Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve
Location Bolivia, Beni
Central coordinates 66o 17.00' West  14o 39.00' South
IBA criteria A1, A3
Area 135,211 ha
Altitude 160 - 200m
Year of IBA assessment 2008

Asociación Civil Armonía



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Greater Rhea Rhea americana unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Blue-throated Piping-guan Pipile cumanensis unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Vulnerable 
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Rufous-faced Crake Laterallus xenopterus unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri -  -  -  -    Least Concern 
White-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus candicans unknown  2008  10-20 individuals  poor  A1, A3  Endangered 
Buff-bellied Hermit Phaethornis subochraceus unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-manakin Neopelma sulphureiventer unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Plain Tyrannulet Inezia inornata unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Rufous Casiornis Casiornis rufus unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Mato Grosso Antbird Cercomacra melanaria unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Fawn-breasted Wren Thryothorus guarayanus unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis unknown  -  unknown [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Estación Biológica del Beni Biosphere Reserve 135,000 is identical to site 0  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Palm forest  major
Savanna Savanna  minor
Wetlands (inland) Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps; Rivers  minor

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research major
rangeland/pastureland minor

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

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