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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
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident	2003	present	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.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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