Laguna de los Cóndores-Atuén


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 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 Teal Spatula puna LC resident 2003 17 individuals A3, A4i
Coppery Metaltail Metallura theresiae LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2003 present A1
Yellow-browed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca LC resident 2003 present A1
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola LC resident 2003 present A3
Plum-crowned Parrot Pionus tumultuosus LC resident 2003 present A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii LC resident 2003 present A1
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus LC resident 2003 present A3
Pale-billed Antpitta Grallaria carrikeri LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator LC resident 2003 present A3
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae LC resident 2003 present A3
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris LC resident 2003 present A3
Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix pulchella LC resident 2003 present A3
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus LC resident 2003 present A3
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana LC resident 2003 present A3
Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus LC resident 2003 present A3
Rufous-browed Hemispingus Poospiza rufosuperciliaris LC resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Brown-flanked Tanager Thlypopsis pectoralis LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Pardusco Nephelornis oneilli LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis LC resident 2003 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Elfin forest major (>10)
Grassland Paramo -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna de los Cóndores-Atuén (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-de-los-cóndores-atuén-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.