Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information Se conocen 360 especies de aves de esta cordillera. Varias especies amenazadas y endémicas forman parte de la avifauna, como por ejemplo Nothocercus nigrocapillus, Hapalopsittaca melanotis, Otus marshalli, Phlogophilus harterti, Andigena hypoglauca, Hemitriccus rufigularis y Myiotheretes fuscorufus. No existe información sobre sus poblaciones.

Site description La Cordillera Yanachaga, parte principal del Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén, es la más elevada de una serie de pequeñas cadenas montañosas separadas de la cordillera principal, al este de los Andes del Perú central, departamento de Pasco. En su lado oriental, estas montañas descienden hacia el valle del río Palcazu. La cuenca del río Huancabamba la separa de la cadena Santa Bárbara. La zona está cubierta de bosque montano, bosque de neblina y bosques secundarios. Por su ubicación dentro de un parque nacional, el uso del área está restringido y regulado. Actualmente trabajan en la conservación y manejo sostenible del área instituciones como INRENA, ProNaturaleza, TNC y PATS.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Season	Period	Population estimate	Quality of estimate	IBA Criteria	IUCN Category
Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Vulnerable
Black-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca melanotis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Speckle-faced Parrot Pionus tumultuosus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-		Least Concern
Cloud-forest Screech-owl Megascops marshalli	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A2, A3	Near Threatened
Green-and-white Hummingbird Amazilia viridicauda	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A2, A3	Near Threatened
Rufous-webbed Brilliant Heliodoxa branickii	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1	Near Threatened
Versicoloured Barbet Eubucco versicolor	resident	2003	unknown [units unknown]	-	A3	Near Threatened
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Cerulean-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Band-tailed Fruiteater Pipreola intermedia	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Tschudi's Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Near Threatened
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A3	Near Threatened
White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis albiventris	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca pulchella	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Unicoloured Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Bay Antpitta Grallaria capitalis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae	resident	2003	unknown [units unknown]	-		Least Concern
Cabanis's Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi	unknown	2003	-	-		Near Threatened
Buff-throated Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Near Threatened
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens	resident	2003	unknown [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Drab Hemispingus Hemispingus xanthophthalmus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Yellow-crested Tanager Tachyphonus rufiventer	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
White-winged Shrike-tanager Lanio versicolor	unknown	2003	-	-		Least Concern
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Delothraupis castaneoventris	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Yanachaga-Chemillen	National Park	122,000	is identical to site	114,200

Habitats

IUCN habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest	minor
Grassland	Campo grassland	minor
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)	Arable land	major

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	major
forestry	major

Other biodiversity Entre los mamíferos de mayor tamaño se ha reportado la presencia de Panthera onca (NT), Tremarctos ornatus (VU), Pudu mephistophiles (LR/nt) y Dinomys branickii (EN).

Management considerations La antigua presión sobre la zona, principalmente en forma de agricultura y tala de bosque, es controlada por las autoridades del Parque Nacional.

Protection status La cordillera Yanachaga se encuentra dentro del Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén, establecido en 1986 mediante Decreto Supremo Nº 068-86-AG.

References Thomas Schulenberg, Susan Allen, Douglas Stotz and David Wiedenfeld. Distributional records from the Cordillera Yanachaga Central, Central Peru. Le Gerfaut 74: 57-70 (1984).

INRENA (2003f) FPCN PRO NATURALEZA (2003)

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yanachaga-Chemillen (Cordillera Yanachaga IBA). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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