Plataforma Flor de Café (100219)
Peru, South America

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: A1b, B1, B2

Year of last assessment: 2023

National site name: Plataforma Flor de Café

Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.5730, Longitude: -76.3850

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 250 to 2050

Area of KBA (km²): 1397.67339

Protected area coverage (%): 0.00

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: No

Site details

Site description: The KBA Plataforma Flor de Café covers an area of 1397.67 sq km and it's located in Perú, within the department of San Martín, province Bellavista, district of Alto Biavo. The altitude range of this KBA is 250 to 2050 masl and it is located in the western foothills of the Cordillera Azul. The KBA Plataforma Flor de Café is the Type Locality of Myrmoderus eowilsoni, at 7.390°S, 76.320°W; 1570 masl, and has been an important site for sightings of Scarlet-belted Barbet (Capito wallacei) and other birds usually seen in Cordillera Azul National Park. The predominant habitat is tropical premontane rainforest, the climate is warm and rainy.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The KBA Plataforma Flor de Café qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for A1b, B1 and B2 criteria described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBA. This KBA harbors the range restricted species Myrmoderus eowilsoni, Machaeropterus eckelberryi and Capito wallacei.

Additional biodiversity: Ara militaris

Manageability of the site: This site could be managed by the National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR), because it is the buffer zone of Cordillera Azul National Park, so it falls under its jurisdiction; but it is also possible for the San Martín government to address the manageability of the area.

Supersedes another site: -

Other site values: No indigenous communities were identified

Delineation rationale: Regarding the delineation of this KBA, to the northwest it follows the provincial limit of Mariscal Caceres and the district limits of Pajarillo and Huallaga up to the Biabo River, crossing the Yuracyacu ravine.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: Tropical premontane rainforest (100%)

Land use: The area of this KBA does not have any type of land use management.

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: One of the threats reported for the area is associated with the growth of population and urban development due to the arrival of new settlers dedicated to coffee crops. This threat reduces the frequency and proximity to which species like Capito wallacei are observed.

Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Threat level 3	Timing
Residential & commercial development	Housing & urban areas		Ongoing

Additional information

References: MINAM (2018) National Ecosystems Map of Peru. In SINIA (National Environmental Information System). https://sinia.minam.gob.pe/mapas/mapa-nacional-ecosistemas-peru. Castro, A., Dávila, C., Laura, W., Cubas Saucedo, F., Ávalos, G., López, C., ... & Marín, D. (2021). Climates of Peru: national climate classification map. In Climates of Peru: national climate classification map (pp. 70-70). https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=mapa-climatico-del-peru. https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=mapa-climatico-del-peru. Moncrieff, A. E., Johnson, O., Lane, D. F., Beck, J. R., Angulo, F., & Fagan, J. (2018). A new species of antbird (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) from the Cordillera Azul, San Martín, Peru. The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 135(1), 114-126.