Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A3 |
| Huanuco Starfrontlet Coeligena dichroura | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A3 |
| Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor | NT | resident | 2003 | present | A3 |
| Ayacucho Thistletail Asthenes ayacuchensis | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A2, A3 |
| Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A2, A3 |
| d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A3 |
| Black-spectacled Brushfinch Atlapetes melanopsis | NT | resident | 2003 | present | A1, A3 |
| Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A3 |
| Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A3 |
| White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Montane broadleaf evergreen forest | minor (<10) |
| Shrubland | Arid montane scrub | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| urban/industrial/transport | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Río Mantaro - Cordillera Central (Peru). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/río-mantaro--cordillera-central-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.