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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2011 |
Lomas de Atiquipa
|
Área de Conservación Privada (VI) |
46 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Desert |
- |
Semidesert; Desert |
| Shrubland |
- |
Arid lowland scrub |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Atiquipa (Peru). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/atiquipa-iba-peru on 24/01/2025.
