PE044
Valle del Majes


IBA Justification

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
Slender-billed Finch Xenospingus concolor NT resident (2003) present A1, A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Rice paddies

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle del Majes (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-del-majes-iba-peru on 25/12/2024.