Yungas Inferiores de Amboró (Bolivia)

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Yungas Inferiores de Amboró

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Horned Curassow Pauxi unicornis	CR	resident	2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1, A2
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Ashy Antwren Myrmotherula grisea	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Bolivian Recurvebill Syndactyla striata	LC	resident	2003	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2014	not assessed	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Amboró	Parque Nacional	100
1995	Amboró	Area Natural de Manejo Integrado	49

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Palm forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
other	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yungas Inferiores de Amboró (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yungas-inferiores-de-amboró-iba-bolivia on 22/11/2024.