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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-capped Tinamou Crypturellus atrocapillus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-throated Jacamar Brachygalba albogularis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Semicollared Puffbird Malacoptila semicincta	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Fulvous-chinned Nunlet Nonnula sclateri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Curl-crested Araçari Pteroglossus beauharnaisii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Scarlet-hooded Barbet Eubucco tucinkae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-legged Parrot Pionites xanthomerius	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-capped Parakeet Pyrrhura rupicola	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
White-eyed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla leucophthalma	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-throated Antbird Oneillornis salvini	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Goeldi's Antbird Akletos goeldii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Elusive Antpitta Grallaria eludens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Amazonian Antpitta Myrmothera berlepschi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Peruvian Recurvebill Syndactyla ucayalae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-manakin Neopelma sulphureiventer	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-faced Cotinga Conioptilon mcilhennyi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Long-crested Pygmy-tyrant Lophotriccus eulophotes	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Flammulated Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus flammulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Selva Cacique Cacicus koepckeae	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-and-white Tanager Conothraupis speculigera	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Yellow-crested Tanager Islerothraupis rufiventer	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-winged Shrike-tanager Lanio versicolor	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Alto Purús	Reserved Zone (-)	100
2004	Alto Purus	Parque Nacional (II)	92
2004	Purus	Reserva Comunal (VI)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Palm forest
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers; Riverine sand beaches

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alto Purus (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alto-purus-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.