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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
Black Tinamou Tinamus osgoodi	VU	resident (2008)	present	A1, A2
Sira Curassow Pauxi koepckeae	CR	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Koepcke's Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae	LC	resident (2008)	present	A1, A3
Rufous-webbed Brilliant Heliodoxa branickii	LC	resident (2008)	present	A2, A3
Creamy-bellied Antwren Herpsilochmus motacilloides	LC	resident (2008)	present	A2, A3
Cerulean-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota	LC	resident (2008)	present	A1
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	LC	resident (2008)	present	A1, A3
Peruvian Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus	LC	resident (2008)	present	A2, A3
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Sira Tanager Tangara phillipsi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	El Sira	Reserva Comunal (VI)	100
2011	Panguana	Área de Conservación Privada (VI)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Comunal El Sira (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-comunal-el-sira-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.