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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	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bolivian Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Hooded Mountain-toucan Andigena cucullata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-browed Tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae	CR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-throated Thistletail Asthenes harterti	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Light-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca albiceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orange-browed Hemispingus Kleinothraupis calophrys	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii	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)
Cotapata	Parque Nacional y Area Natural de Manejo Integrado	61,266	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cotapata	Integrated Management Natural Area	35,000	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Puna	-
Forest	Polylepis woodland, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Streams	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bosque de Polylepis de Mina Elba. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/06/2021.