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 |
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Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti | VU | resident (2008) | 130 birds | A1, A4ii |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Foca (Peru). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-foca-iba-peru on 22/12/2024.