La Cocha (Peru) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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La Cocha

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

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