Niebla


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana LC resident 2010 present A2
Slender-billed Parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus LC resident 2009 frequent A2
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii LC resident 2009 frequent A2
Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula LC resident 2009 common A2
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa LC resident 2009 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2015 near favourable high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest - moderate (70-90%) near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Residential and commercial development happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Natural system modifications happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) very rapid to severe deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2003 Valdiviana Coastal Range Reserve Nature Reserve -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Niebla (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/niebla-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.