PE097
Ramis y Arapa (Lago Titicaca, sector Peruano)


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
Puna Teal Spatula puna LC resident (2003) present A3
Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera EN resident (1998) 49–1,487 birds A1, A2, A3, A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT resident (2003) present A1
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea LC resident (2003) present A3
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi LC resident (2003) present A3
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina LC resident (2003) present A3
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola LC resident (2003) present A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas LC resident (2003) present A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola LC resident (2003) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1978 del Titicaca Reserva Nacional (VI) 7

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture major (>10)
other major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ramis y Arapa (Lago Titicaca, sector Peruano) (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ramis-y-arapa-(lago-titicaca-sector-peruano)-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.