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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
Rhea tarapacensis	NR	resident (2003)	present	A1
Puna Teal Spatula puna	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Puna Miner Geositta punensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Puna Yellow-finch Sicalis lutea	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Glacier Finch Chionodacryon speculiferum	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Aymara Lupaca	Reserved Zone (-)	53
2009	Vilacota Maure	Área de Conservación Regional (VI)	36

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	major (>10)	Arid montane scrub
Grassland	minor (<10)	Puna
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Covire (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/covire-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.