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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2019 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 Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1–10 birds	A2
Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1–10 birds	A2
White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1–8 birds	A2
Crag Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus melanurus	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1–6 birds	A2
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1–11 birds	A2
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1–20 birds	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	-	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Las Chinchillas	Reserva Nacional (IV)	100

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Nacional Las Chinchillas (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-nacional-las-chinchillas-iba-chile on 23/12/2024.