Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes (200800)
Peru, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2024
National site name: Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes
Central coordinates: Latitude: -3.4269, Longitude: -80.2768
System: terrestrial, marine
Elevation (m): 0 to 22
Area of KBA (km2): 29.73903
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: No
Site details
Site description: The KBA Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes covers an area of 29.739 sq km and it's located in Peru, department of Tumbes, province of Zarumilla and district of Zarumilla. The altitudinal range of this KBA is from sea level to 22 masl. The KBA Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes includes the following climate type: Semiarid with dry winter and spring, warm. The temperature in this KBA ranges from 19°C to 33°C while annual precipitation varies between 200 mm and 500 mm, approximately. This KBA has "Manglar" and "Humedal costero" ecosystems.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The KBA Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for D1 criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. This KBA harbors an demographic aggregation of Charadrius wilsonia during the breeding season.
Additional biodiversity: Numenius phaeopus, Calidris minutilla, Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa, Conocarpus erectus, Phalaropus tricolor, Haematopus palliatus, Nyctanassa violacea, Conirostrum bicolor, Buteogallus anthracinus, Rallus longirostris, Tigrisoma mexicanum, Aramides axillaris, Dendroica petechia, Ucides occidentalis, Anadara tuberculosa, Procyon cancrivorus, Lontra longicaudis, Cyclopes didactylus
Manageability of the site: Since this is a Natural Area Protected by the State, this site could be managed by National Service for Natural Areas Protected by the State - SERNANP and the Regional Government of Tumbes, jointly.
Delineation rationale: This KBA follows the limits of Los Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary, exactly.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Mangrove
Coastal wetland
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: According to the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, the threats to the site include discharge of untreated water from adjacent prawn farms and sewage, mangrove deforestation for prawn farms, and sedimentation of estuaries and tidal channels (https://whsrn.org/whsrn_sites/tumbes-mangroves-national-sanctuary/)
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural system modifications | Other ecosystem modifications | Ongoing |
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: Martin Silva, Rosa García, Victor Sánchez, Laura Graham-Angeles and Camila Dávila.