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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bearded Guan Penelope barbata	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Chapman's Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Grey-headed Antbird Ampelornis griseiceps	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Bay-crowned Brushfinch Atlapetes seebohmi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2015	Bosques de Cuyas Cuchayo	Área de Conservación Privada	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque de Cuyas (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-de-cuyas-iba-peru on 22/11/2024.