PE008
Huamba


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
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
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus LC resident 2003 present A1

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
2013 Bosques de Neblina y Páramos de Samanga Área de Conservación Privada 14


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