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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
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Tamarugo Conebill Conirostrum tamarugense	LC	resident	2003	present	A1

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Polylepis woodland	major (>10)
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub	major (>10)
Grassland	Puna	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chiguata (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chiguata-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.