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The site was identified as important in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana	LC	resident	2008	abundant	A2
Slender-billed Parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus	LC	resident	2008	common	A2
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii	LC	resident	2008	present	A2
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa	LC	resident	2008	present	A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2010).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		91	91	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	air-borne pollutants - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	excess energy - noise pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Cerro Nielol	Monumento Natural	90	protected area overlaps with site	90

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monumento Natural Cerro Ñielol. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monumento-natural-cerro-ñielol-iba-chile on 03/12/2023.