PE056
Cordillera de Colán


IBA Justification

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
Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis NT resident 2008 present A1, A2
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris LC resident 2008 present A2
Huanuco Starfrontlet Coeligena dichroura LC resident 2008 present A3
Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi VU resident 2008 present A1, A2, A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca LC resident 2008 present A1
Blue-cowled Barbet Eubucco steerii LC resident 2008 present A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris VU resident 2008 present A1
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii LC resident 2008 present A1
Pale-billed Antpitta Grallaria carrikeri LC resident 2008 present A2, A3
Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii LC resident 2008 present A2, A3
Chestnut Antpitta Grallaria blakei LC resident 2008 present A1, A2, A3
Ochre-fronted Antpitta Grallaricula ochraceifrons VU resident 2008 present A1, A2
Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus LC resident 2008 present A2, A3
Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator LC resident 2008 present A3
Russet-mantled Softtail Cranioleuca berlepschi NT resident 2008 present A1, A2, A3
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii LC resident 2008 present A2
Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii LC resident 2008 present A2, A3
Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus LC resident 2008 present A1, A2
Lulu's Tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus luluae LC resident 2008 present A1, A3
Red-billed Tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla LC resident 2008 present A2
Peruvian Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus LC resident 2008 present A2, A3
Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix pulchella LC resident 2008 present A3
Andean Black-tyrant Knipolegus signatus LC resident 2008 present A3
Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus LC resident 2008 present A3
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana LC resident 2008 present A3
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis LC resident 2008 present A3
Maranon Thrush Turdus maranonicus LC resident 2008 present A2, A3
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus LC resident 2008 present A3
Rufous-browed Hemispingus Poospiza rufosuperciliaris LC resident 2008 present A1, A2, A3
Buff-bellied Tanager Thlypopsis inornata LC resident 2008 present A2, A3

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2009 Cordillera de Colán Santuario Nacional 29
2009 Chayu Nain Reserva Comunal 17
2011 Copallín Área de Conservación Privada 8
2018 Monte Puyo ( Bosque de Nubes ) Reserva Comunal 11


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cordillera de Colán (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cordillera-de-colán-iba-peru on 22/11/2024.