Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge

Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in the region of Lambayeque, Peru.[2] It protects tropical dry forests, habitat of the white-winged guan and the spectacled bear.[2]

Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laquipampa
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge
Map of Peru
Location Peru
Lambayeque Region, Peru
Nearest cityJayanca
Coordinates6°21′00″S 79°28′59″W[1]
Area113.47 km2 (43.81 sq mi)
Established7 July 2006
Governing bodySERNANP
WebsiteRefugio de Vida Silvestre Laquipampa

Ecology

Flora

Among the trees found in this protected area are: Tara spinosa, Loxopterygium huasango, Bursera graveolens, Eriotheca ruizii, etc.[3]

Fauna

Some of the birds found in this area are: the white-winged guan, the Piura chat-tyrant, the bearded guan, the Andean condor, the blue seedeater, etc.[2]

Some mammals found in this area are: the spectacled bear, the Southern tamandua, the white-tailed deer, the Guayaquil squirrel, etc.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Laquipampa Reserved Zone". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. "Laquipampa - Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado". www.sernanp.gob.pe (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Zuñe, Luis; Davila, Deborah (2018). Estimación de biomasa arbórea del Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laquipampa, Lambayeque – Perú (Thesis) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiza Gallo. pp. 77–84.


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