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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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora	VU	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata	CR	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	LC	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus	LC	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii	VU	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia	CR	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea	NT	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis	VU	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri	VU	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus	VU	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Peruvian Diving-petrel Pelecanoides garnotii	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A4ii
Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Grey Gull Larus modestus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A4i
Inca Tern Larosterna inca	NT	resident (2003)	present	A3
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	non-breeding (2003)	present	A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Surf Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Drab Seedeater Sporophila simplex	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti	1,745 / 1,250 (nests)	100	good

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
1975	de Paracas	Reserva Nacional (VI)	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Nacional de Paracas (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-nacional-de-paracas-iba-peru on 22/12/2024.