Cordillera de Colán (24591)
Peru, South America

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: A1a, A1b, A1c, A1d, B1, B2

Year of last assessment: 2023

National site name: Cordillera de Colán

Central coordinates: Latitude: -5.5300, Longitude: -78.1860

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 700 to 3600

Area of KBA (km²): 1468.89937

Protected area coverage (%): 50.54

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: The KBA Cordillera de Colán covers an area of 1468.899 sq km and it's located within the provinces of Bagua, Utcubamba and Bongará in the department of Amazonas. The altitude range of the KBA Cordillera de Colán is 700-3600 masl. The main climate types in the KBA Cordillera de Colán are: 1) Temperate, rainy with abundant humidity all seasons of the year; the maximum temperature ranges from 25°C to 29°C, the minimum temperature ranges from 11°C to 17°C and the annual precipitation ranges from 1200 to 3000 mm. Other climate type present in small proportion at this KBA is: 2) Temperate, very rainy with abundant humidity all seasons of the year. The KBA Cordillera de Colán presents the following ecosystems: "Bosque montano de Yunga", "Bosque altimontano (Pluvial) de Yunga", "Bosque basimontano de Yunga", "Jalca" and "Vegetación Secundaria".

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The KBA Cordillera de Colán 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 Colán Mountain Range harbors two threatened plants (Gynoxys colanensis and Solanum humectophilum), three threatened primates, the Vulnerable Andean bear Tremarctos ornatus, two range restricted frogs (Telmatobius colanensis and Pristimantis cuneirostris) and seven range restricted bird species.

Additional biodiversity: Ateles belzebuth, Tapirus pinchaque, Carollia brevicauda, Sturnira erythromos, Sturnira oporaphilum, Anoura geoffroyi, Sturnira bidens, Picumnus steindachneri, Sericossypha albocristata, Tangara argyrofenges, Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus, Forpus xanthops, Ara militaris, Zimmerius cinereicapilla, Knipolegus signatus, Leptosittaca branickii, Thlypopsis inornata, Andigena hypoglauca, Leptopogon taczanowskii, Gastrotheca gemma, Rhinella moralesi, Oreobates colanensis, Lynchius waynehollomonae, Knipolegus signatus

Manageability of the site: Since different important areas are located within the KBA Cordillera de Colán: Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary, Chayu Nain Communal Reserve, Copallín Private Conservation Area and Cerro El Adobe Fragile Ecosystem, this KBA can be managed by the National Service of Protected Natural Areas - SERNANP and the Regional Government of Amazonas.

Supersedes another site: -

Other site values: Awajún Indigenous Communities to the East of the KBA

Delineation rationale: The KBA Cordillera de Colán follows the same boundaries as the original KBA Cordillera de Colán and includes the Tuntuan and KagKa Native Communities to the north.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: Other 1-10% Forest 80-90% Wetland (inland) 1-10%

Land use: Natural Protected Areas by the Peruvian Government, in part

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)	5
Other	5
Forest	85

Threats

Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Threat level 3	Timing
Agriculture & aquaculture			Ongoing
Biological resource use	Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources		Ongoing
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops	Scale Unknown/Unrecorded	Ongoing
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching	Scale Unknown/Unrecorded	Ongoing
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting	Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded	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