AR022
Yala


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU resident 2000-2007 250-999 individuals A1, A2
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Zimmer's Tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A2
Tucuman Mountain-finch Poospiza baeri VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Potrero de Yala Parque Provincial 4,292 is identical to site 0
Las Yungas UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 1,350,000 protected area overlaps with site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yala. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/19490 on 04/06/2023.