Manglares de San Pedro - Vice - Chulliyache (23942)
Peru, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, B1
Year of last assessment: 2024
National site name: Manglares de San Pedro - Vice - Chulliyache
Central coordinates: Latitude: -5.5450, Longitude: -80.8660
System: terrestrial, marine
Elevation (m): 0 to 11
Area of KBA (km2): 72.17973
Protected area coverage (%): 39.85
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The KBA Manglares de San Pedro - Vice - Chulliyache covers an area of 72.179 sq km and it's located in Peru, department of Piura, province of Sechura and districts of Sechura y Vice. The altitudinal range of this KBA is from sea level to 11 masl. The KBA Manglares de San Pedro - Vice - Chulliyache includes the following climate type: Arid with humidity deficiency in all seasons of the year, warm. The temperature in this KBA ranges from 13°C to 33°C while annual precipitation varies between 20 mm to 50 mm, approximately. This KBA has "Desierto costero (Coastal desert)", "Humedal costero (Coastal wetland)", "Manglar (Mangrove)" and "Bosque estacionalmente seco de llanura (Seasonally dry lowland forest)" ecosystems.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The KBA Manglares de San Pedro - Vice - Chulliyache qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for A1 and B1 criteria described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. This KBA harbors the Endangered and range restricted bird Sternula lorata.
Additional biodiversity: Cantorchilus superciliaris, Forpus coelestis, Geositta peruviana, Myiarchus semirufus, Myrmia micrura, Phytotoma raimondii, Piezorina cinerea, Synallaxis stictothorax
Manageability of the site: This site could be managed by Regional Government of Piura jointly with the District Municipality of Vice and District Municipality of Sechura.
Delineation rationale: The KBA Manglares de San Pedro - Vice follows the same boundaries of the original KBA. To the west it follows the Peruvian national marine-coastal boundary. To the southeast it follows the Pan-American Highway (1N) from the town of Mata Caballo to the P1-100/Chulliyachi road. To the northeast it extends to San Pedro Beach.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Coastal Desert 71-80%
Coastal Wetland 1-10%
Mangrove 1-10%
Seasonally Dry Lowland Forest 1-10%
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
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: Frank Suarez Pingo, Victor Sánchez, Laura Graham-Angeles and Camila Dávila.