Yauli (14791)
Peru, South America

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: B1

Year of last assessment: 2023

National site name: Yauli

Central coordinates: Latitude: -12.7760, Longitude: -74.9185

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 3400 to 4550

Area of KBA (km²): 106.75136

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: The KBA Yauli covers an area of 106.75 sq km, and it is located in Perú, in the department of Huancavelica, province of Huancavelica, districts of Yauli, Huancavelica and Acori. The climate types in the region are cold, rainy with dry autumn and winter, and cold, semi-dry with dry autumn and winter. The first type of weather has maximum temperatures between 9°C and 19°C, minimum temperatures between -3°C and 3°C, and an annual precipitation between approximately 500 mm and 1200 mm. The second type of weather is characterized by maximum temperatures between 15°C and 19°C, minimum temperatures between -1°C and -3°C, and an annual precipitation between approximately 700 mm and 900 mm. The KBA Yauli includes the following ecosystems: Humid puna grassland (ca. 87%), "Bofedal" (ca. 3%), agriculture areas (ca. 10%), forest plantations and urban areas (less than 1% each).

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This KBA meets the B1 criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBA. This KBA harbors the endemic harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) Ayacucho glauberrochai.

Additional biodiversity: Birds: Asthenes huancavelicae, Lesbia victoriae, Oreopholus ruficollis, Leptasthenura striata, Cranioleuca antisiensis, Cnemarchus rufipennis, Conirostrum binghami, Phacellodomus striaticeps, Cinclodes palliatus.

Manageability of the site: Being in the provinces of Huancavelica, the Yauli KBA can potentially be managed by the provincial municipality of Huancavelica in coordination with the regional government (Huancavelica Regional Government) because these institutions have the capacity to establish Regional Conservation Areas.

Supersedes another site: -

Other site values: Peasant communities 3 de Mayo, Villa Hermosa de Atalla, Parccacancha, Antacocha and Huayllaraccra. Souce: Base de datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios. https://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/mapa-interactivo

Delineation rationale: The Yauli KBA is delineated to encompass the ecological characteristics of the trigger species Ayacucho glauberrochai, which include small patches of forest in agricultural areas present at the site. To the west it continues along the motorable highway that connects the district of Ascensión with the Huancayo-Huancavelica highway to the south where the towns of Chuñaranra are excluded heading southeast following the left bank of the Ichu River Valley excluding the city of Huancavelica and the towns of Antaccocha and Sachapite. To the southeast it is outlined by the Huancayo-Huancavelica highway on the edge of the Ichu River where the Pajonales of Humid Puna of the Yauli district are included. In the east, the town and agricultural areas of Yauli and Atalla are excluded. To the north it limits with the district of Acoria in the province of Huancavelica to the mountainous relief of the district of Ascensión from 4500 meters above sea level.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: Grassland 80-90%, Forest 10-20%

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

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Forest	15
Grassland	85

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: No threats have been recorded at this location at this time.

Additional information

References: MINAM. (2018). Mapa Nacional de Ecosistemas del Perú. SINIA (Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental). 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). Climas del Perú: mapa de clasificación climática nacional. In Climas del Perú: mapa de clasificación climática nacional (pp. 70-70). https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=mapa-climatico-del-peru