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Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2010 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 2008 present A2
Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius LC resident 2008 present A2
White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis LC resident 2008 present A2
Crag Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus melanurus LC unknown 2008 present A2
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola LC resident 2008 present A2
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca LC resident 2008 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2014 favourable low medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
No known threats past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1982 Rio Clarillo Reserva Nacional 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-nacional-río-clarillo-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.