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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
Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus	VU	resident	2003	present	A3
Taczanowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta taczanowskii	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Stripe-faced Wood-quail Odontophorus balliviani	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Puna Teal Spatula puna	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2003	unknown	A3
Coeligena violifer	NR	resident	2003	present	A3
Oreonympha nobilis	NR	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Green-and-white Hummingbird Amazilia viridicauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Colaptes rupicola	NR	resident	2003	present	A3
Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Cranioleuca marcapatae	NR	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Upucerthia jelskii	NR	resident	2003	present	A3
Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae	CR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis	NT	unknown	2008	unknown	A3
White-browed Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Line-fronted Canastero Asthenes urubambensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Junin Canastero Asthenes virgata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Puna Thistletail Asthenes helleri	VU	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Cerulean-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Band-tailed Fruiteater Pipreola intermedia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Knipolegus signatus	NR	resident	2003	present	A3
Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Unstreaked Tit-tyrant Uromyias agraphia	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Parodi's Hemispingus Kleinothraupis parodii	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch Poospizopsis caesar	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Three-striped Hemispingus Microspingus trifasciatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis	LC	resident	2003	unknown	A3
White-winged Diuca-finch Chionodacryon speculiferum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris	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)
Machupicchu	Historic Sanctuary	32,592	is identical to site	32,592
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu	World Heritage Site	32,592	is identical to site	32,592

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Polylepis woodland	-
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	-
Grassland	Paramo	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Santuario Histórico Machu Picchu. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/04/2019.