Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2020 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 Martin Progne murphyi | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
| Slender-billed Finch Xenospingus concolor | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
| Slender-billed Finch Xenospingus concolor | NT | resident | 2016-2020 | 14-47 individuals | B1a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2020) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2020. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2019 | very unfavourable | very high | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | very poor (< 40%) | very poor (< 40%) | very unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Pollution | likely in short term (within 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle de Lluta (Chile). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-de-lluta-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.