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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
Coastal Miner Geositta peruviana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Thick-billed Miner Geositta crassirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Cactus Canastero Pseudasthenes cactorum	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	de Lachay	Reserva Nacional (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	75	Desert; Semidesert
Shrubland	25	Arid lowland 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 Lomas de Lachay (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-nacional-lomas-de-lachay-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.