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 |
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Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera | EN | resident | 2003 | present | A1, A2, A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | Freshwater lakes and pools | major (>10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna Suytococha (Peru). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-suytococha-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.