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PE081
Río Mantaro-Cordillera Central
Location Peru, Huancavelica
Central coordinates 74o 36.00' West  12o 3.00' South
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 15,000 ha
Altitude 1,600 - 3,600m
Year of IBA assessment 2008





Ornithological information Se han reportado 66 especies de aves, pero no se dispone de información sobre sus poblaciones. En el área se colectó a Atlapetes melanopsis (Valqui y Fjeldså 1999), especie recién descrita que se ha reportado en muy pocas localidades.

Site description Río Mantaro-Cordillera Central se encuentra 4 km al suroeste de Huachocollpa en dirección a Surcebamba, provincia de Tayacaja, departamento de Huancavelica. Los hábitat predominantes en la zona son los bosques montanos y matorral montano. Esta zona ha sido evaluada por Valqui y Fjeldså (1999).

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Unicoloured Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Vilcabamba Thistletail Asthenes vilcabambae resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Black-spectacled Brush-finch Atlapetes melanopsis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Endangered 
Drab Hemispingus Hemispingus xanthophthalmus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest  minor
Shrubland Arid montane scrub  minor

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport major

Other biodiversity No se dispone de información sobre otra fauna y flora amenazadas.

Management considerations La expansión urbana es una seria amenaza para el hábitat original de esta zona (T. Valqui, com. pers.).

Protection status Río Mantaro-Cordillera Central no tiene protección de ninguna clase.

Further web sources of information 

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species/site profile. This site has been identified as an AZE due to it containing a Critically Endangered or Endangered species with a limited range.

Click here for more information about the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE)

References Thomas Valqui & Jon Fjeldsa A new brush-finch Atlapetes from Peru. Ibis (1999) 141, 194-198Thomas Valqui (perss. comm.).2003.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Río Mantaro-Cordillera Central. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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