• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana	LC	resident	1997-2000	present	A2, A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	1993-2008	50-100 individuals	A1
Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus	LC	resident	1993-2008	present	A3
Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus	LC	resident	1993-2008	present	A3
Slender-billed Parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus	LC	resident	1997-2008	present	A2
Chestnut-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos castaneus	LC	resident	1997-2008	abundant	A2
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii	LC	resident	1993-2000	present	A2, A3
Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius	LC	resident	1997-2000	present	A2
White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis	LC	resident	1997-2000	present	A2
Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula	LC	resident	1997-2008	present	A2, A3
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis	LC	resident	1993-1997	present	A3
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda	LC	resident	1997-2007	present	A3
Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii	LC	resident	1997-2000	present	A3
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola	LC	resident	1997-2000	present	A2
Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope	LC	breeding	2008	present	A3
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca	LC	resident	1997-2007	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Laguna del Laja	Parque Nacional	2
1979	Nuble	Reserva Forestal	9
1998	Predio Los Huemules del Niblinto	Santuario de la Naturaleza	1
1999	Huemules de Niblinto	Reserva Nacional	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		45
Wetlands (inland)		20
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	15
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Corredor Biológico Nevados de Chillán-Laguna del Laja (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/corredor-biológico-nevados-de-chillán-laguna-del-laja-iba-chile on 22/11/2024.