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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, A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Mouse-colored Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2016	Bosques Montanos y Páramos Chicuate - Chinguelas	Área de Conservación Privada (VI)	42

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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