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Río Abiseo y Tayabamba


IBA Justification

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
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2008) present A1
Yellow-browed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae NT resident (2008) present A1, A2, A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca LC resident (2008) present A1
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii LC resident (2008) present A1
Russet-mantled Softtail Cranioleuca berlepschi NT resident (2008) present A1, A2, A3
Bay-vented Cotinga Doliornis sclateri NT resident (2008) present A1, A2, A3
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis LC resident (2008) present A3
Golden-backed Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis EN resident (2008) present A1, A2, A3
Rufous-browed Hemispingus Poospiza rufosuperciliaris LC resident (2008) present A1, A2, A3
Plain-tailed Warbling-finch Microspingus alticola NT resident (2008) present A1, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 del Río Abiseo Parque Nacional (II) 86
1990 Río Abiseo National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 86


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Río Abiseo y Tayabamba (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/río-abiseo-y-tayabamba-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.