The site was identified as important in 2012 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 |
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Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti | VU | resident | 2003 | present | A1, A4ii |
Peruvian Diving-petrel Pelecanoides garnotii | NT | breeding | 2008 | 12,200-13,300 individuals | A1, A4ii |
Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus | NT | breeding | 2011 | present | A1, A4i |
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii | LC | breeding | 1979 | max 15,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Peruvian Booby Sula variegata | LC | breeding | 2011 | present | A4ii |
Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi | NT | resident | 2003 | present | A1, A4i |
Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum | NT | breeding | 2011 | present | A1, A4i |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Sistema de Islas, Islotes y Puntas Guaneras | Reserva Nacional | 140,833 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Reserva Nacional Sistema de. Islas, Islotes y Puntas Guaneras | National Reserve | 140,833 | protected area contains site | 1,426 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Lobos de Tierra. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-lobos-de-tierra-iba-peru on 23/09/2023.