Río Abiseo National Park buffer zone (47174)
Peru, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, A1b, A1e, B1, B2
Year of last assessment: 2023
National site name: Zona de Amortiguamiento del Parque Nacional Río Abiseo
Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.5800, Longitude: -77.3660
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 321 to 4450
Area of KBA (km2): 3227.70098
Protected area coverage (%): 0.02
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: No
Site details
Site description: The KBA Río Abiseo National Park Buffer Zone covers an area of 3227.70 sq km and it's located within the provinces of Bolívar and Pataz in the department of La Libertad and the provinces of Mariscal Cáceres in the department of San Martín. The altitude range of the KBA Río Abiseo National Park Buffer Zone is 321-4450 masl. The main climate type in the KBA is temperate, rainy with abundant humidity all seasons of the year. In the region, the maximum temperature ranges from 25°C to 29°C; the minimum temperature ranges from 11°C to 17°C; and precipitation ranges from 1200 mm to 3000 mm. The ecosystems in the KBA Río Abiseo National Park Buffer Zone are: Lower montane cloud forest, Upper montane cloud forest, High Andean grasslands, High hill forest, Montane rainforest, Andean scrubland, Agricultural zone, Secondary vegetation, Inter-Andean dry forest (Marañón, Mantaro, Pampas and Apurímac) and river.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: The KBA Río Abiseo National Park Buffer Zone 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 Río Abiseo National Park Buffer Zone harbors three range restricted lizard species, three threatened frog species (Rhinella vellardi and Atelopus patazensis, Gastrotheca phelloderma), the rodent species Thomasomys eleusis, five range restricted bird species and the vulnerable plant species Brachyotum angustifolium.
Additional biodiversity: Phyllotis andium, Artibeus fraterculus, Eremoryzomys polius, Thomasomys eleusis, Akodon mollis, Akodon orophilus, Anoura peruana, Desmodus rotundus, Eremoryzomys polius, Tremarctos ornatus, Matucana oreodoxa, Ara militaris, Aulacorhynchus huallagae, Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis, Forpus xanthops, Grallaria przewalskii, Spizaetus isidori, Zaratornis stressemanni, Vultur gryphus, Anairetes nigrocristatus, Atlapetes tricolor, Grallaria carrikeri, Incaspiza laeta, Leptossittaca branickii, Metallura theresiae, Opisthoprora euryptera, Scytalopus macropus, Geocerthia serrana, Ramphocelus melanogaster, Laccopetalum giganteum
Manageability of the site: Being part of a National Park Buffer Zone, the KBA Río Abiseo National Park Buffer Zone can be managed by the National Service for Natural Areas Protected by the State - SERNANP and the Regional Governments of La Libertad and San Martín. This KBA include concessions for the conservation of Amazonia by the Amazonia-NGO, Huicungo Agricultural Association, Ronda Gran Pajaten Peasant, Solopache Conservation Forest Association and Nikolov Pioneros, these organizations have been implementing conservation initiatives to maintain the ecological characteristics of the trigger species within the limits of the KBA.
Other site values: Communities like Piás, Dos de Mayo, Pachiza, Huicungo, Peasant Community of Los Andes.
Delineation rationale: The KBA is delineated based on the cartographic characteristics that belong to the Buffer Zone of the Abiseo River National Park to the west, including to the north the concessions for the conservation of Amazonia by the Amazonia-NGO, Huicungo Agricultural Association, Ronda Gran Pajaten Peasant, Solopache Conservation Forest Association and Nikolov Pioneros. Trigger birds could be found in the patches of forest between the cultivated fields, deforested and urban areas and may move between these patches, so we consider that the species continues to use the area.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Bofedal: 0.02%
Yunga altimontane (rain) forest: 9.83%
Yunga Basmontane Forest: 15.57%
High hill forest: 7.35%
Seasonally dry inter-Andean forest (Marañón, Mantaro, Pampas and Apurímac): 3.98%
Yunga montane forest: 12.59%
Jalca: 25.62%
Lake and lagoon: 0.22%
Andean scrub: 19.32%
River: 0.48%
Secondary Vegetation: 1.53%
Land use: This KBA doesn´t have any type of management
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | |
| Forest | 65 | |
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Grassland | 15 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Ongoing | ||
| Biological resource use | Ongoing | ||
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Unknown | ||
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | 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: Laura Graham-Angeles, Víctor Pacheco, César Aguilar, Letty Salinas, Victor Sánchez and Camila Dávila.