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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
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident (2005)	present	A2
Chapman's Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae	LC	resident (2005)	present	A2
Bay-crowned Brushfinch Atlapetes seebohmi	LC	resident (2005)	present	A2
Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps	LC	resident (2005)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2016	Bosque de Neblina Aypate - Olleros	Área de Conservación Privada (VI)	25

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aypate (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aypate-iba-peru on 24/12/2024.