PE099
Laguna Umayo


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
Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera EN resident (2001) 5–19 birds A1, A2, A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10) Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport major (>10)
other major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna Umayo (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-umayo-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.