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 |
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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.
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 | |||
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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) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | - | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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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) | |||
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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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
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1982 | Rio Clarillo | Reserva Nacional | 100 |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
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Forest | - |
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.