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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
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

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

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti	1,250	1,745	nests	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	de Paracas	Reserva Nacional	100
1992	Paracas	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	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 22/11/2024.