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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Peruvian Plantcutter Phytotoma raimondii	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rufous Flycatcher Myiarchus semirufus	VU	resident	2008	present	A1, A2
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Cinereous Finch Piezorina cinerea	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Sulphur-throated Finch Sicalis taczanowskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rafán (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rafán-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.