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.