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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
Rhea tarapacensis	NR	resident	2003	present	A1
Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera	EN	resident	2004-2007	900-1,200 individuals	A1, A2, A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Lago Titicaca	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools	major (>10)
Grassland	Puna	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lago Titicaca (Sector Boliviano) (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lago-titicaca-(sector-boliviano)-iba-bolivia on 22/11/2024.