Peru

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

YÃ©pez, I., Devenish, C. and Clay, R. P. (2010) Important Bird Areas in the Amazon Basin. Quito: BirdLife International Americas Secretariat.
BirdLife International and Conservation International (2005) Ãreas Importantes para la ConservaciÃ³n de las Aves en los Andes Tropicales: sitios prioritarios para la conservacÃon de la biodiversidad [Important Bird Areas in the Tropical Andes: priority sites for biodiversity conservation]. Quito: BirdLife International. [In Spanish]

Peru at a glance

Land area

1,285,216 km²

BirdLife Partner

Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos

Species
Total number of birds	1,861
Globally threatened birds	77
Country endemics	138
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	116
Total IBA area	200,221 km²
IBA area as % of land area	16%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	20

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Peru. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/peru on 22/12/2024.