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PE065
El Molino
Location Peru, La Libertad
Central coordinates 77o 46.14' West  7o 46.76' South
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 119,466 ha
Altitude 1,050 - 4,200m
Year of IBA assessment 2008





Ornithological information Las especies que destacan en esta IBA son Aglaeactis aliciae, Poospiza alticola, Siptornopsis hypochondriacus, Forpus xanthops y Patagioenas oenops.

Site description Se sitúa en las provincias de Sánchez Carrión y Santiago de Chuco en el departamento de La Libertad y abarca el área del macizo montañoso entre los ríos Chusgón y Marañón, en la margen izquierda del río Marañón. En este sitio ocurren las Ecoregiones del bosque seco del Marañon, bosques montanos y paramos. En la zona predominan los bosques de Alnus y hay extensiones de plantaciones de Eucalyptus.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Peruvian Pigeon Patagioenas oenops resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 
Yellow-faced Parrotlet Forpus xanthops resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 
Spot-throated Hummingbird Leucippus taczanowskii resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Purple-backed Sunbeam Aglaeactis aliciae passage  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 
Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer passage  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Maranon Tit-tyrant Anairetes nigrocristatus resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura pileata resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Great Spinetail Siptornopsis hypochondriaca resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 
Baron's Spinetail Cranioleuca baroni resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Buff-bridled Inca-finch Incaspiza laeta resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Plain-tailed Warbling-finch Poospiza alticola resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: El Molino. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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