Península Antonio Varas


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
Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus LC resident 2000-2009 present A3
Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus LC resident 2002-2009 present A3
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii LC resident 2000-2002 present A3
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis LC resident 2000-2009 present A3
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda LC resident 2000-2009 present A3
Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii LC resident 2000-2009 present A3
Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris LC resident 2000-2009 present A3
White-browed Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora LC resident 2000-2009 present A3
Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope LC resident 2000-2009 present A3

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 not assessed 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
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - moderate (70-90%) near favourable
Forest - moderate (70-90%) near favourable
Grassland - good (> 90%) favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Some of site covered (10-49%) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Grassland -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Península Antonio Varas (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/península-antonio-varas-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.