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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-10 individuals	A2
Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-10 individuals	A2
White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-8 individuals	A2
Crag Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus melanurus	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-6 individuals	A2
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-11 individuals	A2
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-20 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

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%)	favourable

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high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	% overlap with IBA
1984	Las Chinchillas	Reserva Nacional	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub, Arid montane scrub	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.