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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
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Junin Grebe Podiceps taczanowskii	EN	resident (2007)	217 birds	A1, A2, A3, A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Black-breasted Hillstar Oreotrochilus melanogaster	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Junin Rail Laterallus tuerosi	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, 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
Dark-winged Miner Geositta saxicolina	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Striated Earthcreeper Geocerthia serrana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes palliatus	CR	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Junin Canastero Asthenes virgata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rusty-bellied Brushfinch Atlapetes nationi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	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
1974	de Junín	Reserva Nacional (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Bogs; Freshwater lakes and pools
Grassland	minor (<10)	Second-growth or grazed grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)

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