Parque Nacional Río Abiseo (100249)
Peru, South America

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: A1b, B1, B2

Year of last assessment: 2023

National site name: Parque Nacional Río Abiseo

Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.7928, Longitude: -77.2314

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 150 to 4400

Area of KBA (km²): 2743.27412

Protected area coverage (%): 100.00

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: No

Site details

Site description: The KBA Parque Nacional Río Abiseo covers an area of 2743.27 sq km and it's located in Perú, within the departments of San Martín and La Libertad. This KBA follows the same boundaries as the Río Abiseo National Park. The altitude range of the KBA Parque Nacional Río Abiseo is 150-4400 masl. This KBA presents ca. 31% of Bosque montano de Yunga (Yunga montane forest), ca. 28% of Jalca (Jalca), ca. 27% of Bosque altimontano (Pluvial) de Yunga (Yunga altimontane (pluvial) forest), ca. 13% of Bosque basimontano de Yunga (Basimontane Yunga Forest) and ca. 1% of secondary vegetation.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The KBA Parque Nacional Río Abiseo qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for A1, B1 and B2 criteria described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBA. The KBA Río Parque Nacional Río Abiseo harbors two Vulnerable plants (Laccopetalum giganteum and Puya medica), 12 range-restricted bird species and two range-restricted amphibians (Phrynopus dumicola and Phrynopus personatus).

Additional biodiversity: Mammals: Sturnira erythromos, Microryzomys minutus, Anoura geoffroyi, Akodon orophilus, Thomasomys eleusis, Thomasomys notatus, Cuniculus taczanowskii, Histiotus montanus, Thomasomys apeco, Dasypus pilosus, Eptesicus andinus, Nephelomys albigularis, Platyrrhinus ismaeli, Cavia tschudii, Gracilinanus aceramarcae, Marmosops caucae, Myotis keaysi, Sturnira bidens. Birds: Ara militaris, Cranioleuca berlepschi, Doliornis sclateri, Microspingus alticola, Sericossypha albocristata, Spizaetus isidori , Zimmerius cinereicapilla, Eriocnemis sapphiropygia, Andigena hypoglauca, Vultur gryphus, Anairetes nigrocristatus, Grallaria atuensis, Entomodestes leucotis, Bartramia longicauda, Actitis macularius, Cochlearius cochlearius, Anairetes alpinus, Aulacorhynchus cyanolaemus, Cnemoscopus chrysogaster, Knipolegus signatus, Turdus maranonicus, Zaratornis stresemanni. Plants: Puya medica, Brachyotum angustifolium,

Manageability of the site: Being a National Park, the KBA Río Abiseo National Park can be potentially manageable by the National Service of Protected Natural Areas - SERNANP.

Supersedes another site: Río Abiseo y Tayabamba - 24460

Other site values: -

Delineation rationale: The limits of the KBA Río Abiseo National Park follows the boundaries of the Río Abiseo National Park, exactly.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: Other 20-30%, Forest 70-80%

Land use: Natural Area Protected by the Peruvian Government

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Forest	75
Other	25

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: This site is threatened by the effects of agriculture, livestock farming, habitat alteration and road development.

Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Threat level 3	Timing
Agriculture & aquaculture			Unknown
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration		Unknown
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying		Unknown
Transportation & service corridors	Roads & railroads		Unknown
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching	Scale Unknown/Unrecorded	Unknown

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.