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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus	LC	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi	NT	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	breeding	2003	present	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	NT	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	unknown	2003	present	A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni	VU	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1, A3
Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea	VU	resident	2008	30 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria milleri	VU	resident	2008	1 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Quindio Jay Cyanolyca quindiuna	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-naped Brush-finch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus chrysops	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stolzmann's Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Reserva Natural Alto Quindío	Natural Reserve	0	is identical to site	4,000
De la Cuenca Alta del Rio Quindio de Salento	Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado	32,722	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Savanna		-
Forest		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Alto Quindío. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/03/2021.