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Ornithological information Se han reportado 260 especies de aves en esta zona, que incluye a Hapalopsittaca melanotis. No se dispone de información sobre las poblaciones de las aves del área.

Site description Cerro Chinguela se encuentra en el límite entre los departamentos de Piura y Cajamarca. La zona se encuentra en la parte más alta siguiendo el camino que lleva de Huancabamba, en dirección a Zapalache y El Carmen. Esta zona está dominada por bosques montanos casi continuos y pajonales húmedos en la cumbre. El límite de árboles se encuentra a los 3.000 m de altitud. La franja entre los 1.500 a 2.500 m consiste en un bosque dominado por Podocarpus. Los parches de bosque están rodeados de bambú y vegetación arbustiva baja. La población humana próxima no es muy grande, y tienen como actividad económica importante el pastoreo de ganado en las partes altas. Evaluaciones ornitológicas han sido realizadas por Louisiana State University en 1977, 1978 y 1980a (Eley et al. 1977, Louisiana State University 1980a, Parker et al. 1985).

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Season	Period	Population estimate	Quality of estimate	IBA Criteria	IUCN Category
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Near Threatened
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1	Near Threatened
Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	resident	2003	-	-	A1, A3	Vulnerable
Speckle-faced Parrot Pionus tumultuosus	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2	Least Concern
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1	Near Threatened
Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A2, A3	Near Threatened
Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca diadema	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Unicoloured Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A2, A3	Near Threatened
Mouse-coloured Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A2	Near Threatened
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Pale-naped Brush-finch Atlapetes pallidinucha	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Black-headed Hemispingus Hemispingus verticalis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Buthraupis eximia	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1	Near Threatened

Habitats

IUCN habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	major

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
Notes: Los pobladores locales viven principalmente del pastoreo de ganado, el que es conducido a pastar principalmente en el pajonal de la cumbre.

Other biodiversity Entre los mamíferos mayores, se ha reportado la presencia de Tapirus pinchaque (EN) y Tremarctos ornatus (VU).

Management considerations La tala indiscriminada de Podocarpus es la amenaza más severa para el lugar. Se ha reportado que en este sitio la utilización de la madera involucra la tala total del árbol, lo que promueve la erosión posterior del suelo.

Protection status Cerro Chinguela no tiene protección.

References Eley, W.,Graves, G. & Schulenmerg, T. 1977. Informe Ornitologico LSU: Cerro Chinguela, Piura-cajamarca. Informe Ornitológico LSU. 1980. Departamento de Piura/Cajamarca, Zona de Cerro Chinguela.

PARKER, T. A., SCHULENBERG, T. S., GRAVES, G. R. Y BRAUN, M. J. (1985) The avifauna of the Huancabamba Region, Northern Peru. Ornithol. Monogr. 36: 169-197.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cerro Chinguela. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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