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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
Black Tinamou Tinamus osgoodi	VU	resident (2008)	present	A1, A2
Stripe-faced Wood-quail Odontophorus balliviani	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Koepcke's Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti	LC	resident (2008)	present	A1, A2, A3
Huanuco Starfrontlet Coeligena dichroura	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-webbed Brilliant Heliodoxa branickii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Green-and-white Hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Cloud-forest Screech-owl Megascops marshalli	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-throated Jacamar Brachygalba albogularis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Semicollared Puffbird Malacoptila semicincta	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Curl-crested Araçari Pteroglossus beauharnaisii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Blue-chinned Barbet Eubucco glaucogularis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
White-eyed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla leucophthalma	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Ihering's Antwren Myrmotherula iheringi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bluish-slate Antshrike Thamnomanes schistogynus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Creamy-bellied Antwren Herpsilochmus motacilloides	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Bamboo Antshrike Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Manu Antbird Cercomacra manu	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-lined Antbird Myrmoborus lophotes	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Goeldi's Antbird Akletos goeldii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Amazonian Antpitta Myrmothera berlepschi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor	NT	resident (2003)	present	A3
Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-fronted Antthrush Formicarius rufifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Peruvian Recurvebill Syndactyla ucayalae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Vilcabamba Thistletail Asthenes vilcabambae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Vilcabamba Spinetail Cranioleuca weskei	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Cabanis's Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-manakin Neopelma sulphureiventer	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Cerulean-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Band-tailed Fruiteater Pipreola intermedia	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Flammulated Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus flammulatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	LC	resident (2008)	present	A1, A3
Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Selva Cacique Cacicus koepckeae	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-and-white Tanager Conothraupis speculigera	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-winged Shrike-tanager Lanio versicolor	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Geological events	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Otishi	Parque Nacional (II)	13
2003	Machiguenga	Reserva Comunal (VI)	9
2003	Asháninka	Reserva Comunal (VI)	8
2004	Megantoni	Santuario Nacional (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Elfin forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Grassland	minor (<10)	Puna

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cordillera-vilcabamba-iba-peru on 22/12/2024.