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Valle Azapa This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Chilean Woodstar Eulidia yarrellii CR resident (2008) present A1, A2
Slender-billed Finch Xenospingus concolor NT resident (2008) common A1, A2
Tamarugo Conebill Conirostrum tamarugense LC winter (2008) present A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2019 very poor very high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat -

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Artificial/Terrestrial very poor (<40%) very poor (<40%) very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle Azapa (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-azapa-iba-chile on 04/12/2024.