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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
Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Taczanowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta taczanowskii	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Stripe-faced Wood-quail Odontophorus balliviani	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Cuzco Starfrontlet Coeligena osculans	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Hooded Mountain-toucan Andigena cucullata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Line-fronted Canastero Asthenes urubambensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Puna Thistletail Asthenes helleri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Light-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca albiceps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Orange-browed Hemispingus Kleinothraupis calophrys	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Three-striped Hemispingus Microspingus trifasciatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest
Grassland	-	Puna

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valcón (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valcón-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.