Soquian y Chagual


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Peruvian Pigeon Patagioenas oenops NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Purple-backed Sunbeam Aglaeactis aliciae VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus NT resident 2003 present A1
Yellow-faced Parrotlet Forpus xanthops VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Great Spinetail Synallaxis hypochondriaca NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Desert Semidesert major (>10)
Shrubland Arid montane scrub -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Soquian y Chagual (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/soquian-y-chagual-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.