PE057
Río Utcubamba


IBA Justification

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
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola LC resident 2008 present A2
Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis NT resident 2008 present A1, A2
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca LC resident 2008 present A1
Speckle-chested Piculet Picumnus steindachneri NT resident 2008 present A1, A2
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii LC resident 2008 present A1
Pale-billed Antpitta Grallaria carrikeri LC resident - present A2
Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii LC resident 2008 present A2
Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus LC resident 2008 present A2
Russet-mantled Softtail Cranioleuca berlepschi NT resident 2008 present A1, A2
Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus LC resident 2008 present A1, A2
Straw-backed Tanager Tangara argyrofenges VU resident 2008 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Río Utcubamba (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/río-utcubamba-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.