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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	2010	present	A2
Slender-billed Parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus	LC	resident	2009	frequent	A2
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii	LC	resident	2009	frequent	A2
Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula	LC	resident	2009	common	A2
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa	LC	resident	2009	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		3400	3400	-	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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)
Valdiviana Coastal Range Reserve	Nature Reserve	59,700	unknown	0

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: Niebla. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/niebla-iba-chile on 30/11/2023.