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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
Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Cactus Canastero Pseudasthenes cactorum	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Drab Seedeater Sporophila simplex	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Slender-billed Finch Xenospingus concolor	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2

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	-

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