Sinsicap (14825)
Peru, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, B1, B2
Year of last assessment: 2023
National site name: Sinsicap
Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.8230, Longitude: -78.7700
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 368 to 4268
Area of KBA (km2): 642.42196
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The KBA Sinsicap covers an area of 642.422 sq km and it's located in Peru, department of La Libertad, provinces of Trujillo, Otuzco and Gran Chimú and districts of Marmot, Sinsicap, Simbal, Paranday and La Cuesta. The altitudinal range of this KBA is 368-4268 masl. The KBA Sinsicap includes the following climate types: 1) Arid with moisture deficiency in all seasons of the year, Temperate; 2) Semiarid with dry winter, Temperate; 3) Semi-dry with dry winter, Temperate; 3) Semi-dry with dry winter, Temperate; 4) Rainy with dry autumn and winter, Temperate; and 5) Rainy with abundant moisture all seasons, Cold. The temperature in this KBA ranges from -1°C a 31°C while annual precipitation varies between 300 to 3000 mm, approximately. This KBA has andean shrubland "Matorral andino", agricultural areas, "Jalca", Seasonally dry hill and mountain forest "Bosque estacionalmente seco de colina y montaña" and seasonally dry riverside forest "Bosque estacionalmente seco ribereño (Algarrobal)" ecosystems.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The KBA Sinsicap 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 KBAs. This KBA harbors the Vulnerable bird Synallaxis zimmeri and the range restricted Scytalopus unicolor and Atlapetes seebohmi bird species.
Additional biodiversity: Leptasthenura pileata, Basileuterus trifasciatus, Ochthoeca piurae
Manageability of the site: This site could be managed by the Regional Government of La Libertad. It is necessary to carry out environmental education campaigns with the communities in the area. The National Coordination Group of KBAs has a conservation promotion and monitoring committee, which is composed of various governmental and civil society institutions that will work to promote conservation actions in the KBAs.
Delineation rationale: The KBA Sinsicap was delineated to encompass the ecological characteristics of the trigger species, which include forest patches in agricultural areas present at the site. This delineation was proposed by local experts through a consultation workshop, who also updated the previous name from Llaguen to Sinsicap as it was more representative of the site. To the south it continues along the limit of the Cahuay and La Cuesta Rivers, excluding the town of Simbal. To the west it follows the margin of the Quebrada Catuhay between the provinces of Trujillo, Ascope and Otuzco where it crosses the Quirripano River to the northwest where the mountainous relief of Hacienda Membrillar and the town of Parrapos is included. Continue north to the province of Gran Chimú, excluding the town of Machete. To the east, the town of Chugur is excluded from the Marmot district to the Sinsicap River and La Cuesta River in the southeast.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Andean scrubland 60%
Agricultural zone 19%
Jalca 10%
Seasonally dry hill and mountain forest 10%
Seasonally dry riparian forest (Algarrobal) 1%
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
Contributors: Victor Sánchez, Laura Graham-Angeles and Camila Dávila.