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Parque Nacional Puyehue


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana LC resident (2008) present A2
Slender-billed Parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus LC resident (2008) present A2
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii LC resident (2008) present A2
Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula LC resident (2008) present A2
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa LC resident (2008) present A2

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 good medium medium
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 - good (>90%) good
Wetlands (inland) - good (>90%) good
Grassland - good (>90%) good
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1941 Puyehue Parque Nacional (II) 100
2007 Bosques Templados Lluviosos UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 74
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 20
Wetlands (inland) 4
Grassland 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Puyehue (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-puyehue-iba-chile on 23/12/2024.