Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii | LC | resident | 2008 | present | A3 |
| Puna Teal Spatula puna | LC | resident | 2008 | present | A3 |
| Puna Miner Geositta punensis | LC | resident | 2008 | present | A3 |
| Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola | LC | resident | 2008 | present | A3 |
| Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas | LC | resident | 2008 | present | A3 |
| Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis | LC | resident | 2008 | present | A3 |
| Red-backed Sierra-finch Ephippiospingus dorsalis | LC | resident | 2008 | present | A3 |
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 (2015) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2015 | favourable | low | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | - | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inacaliri - Linzor - El Tatio (Chile). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inacaliri--linzor--el-tatio-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.