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The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Puna Teal Spatula puna	LC	breeding	2008	present	A3
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2008	present	A1
Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi	LC	breeding	2008	present	A3
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina	LC	breeding	2008	present	A3
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola	LC	breeding	2008	present	A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	breeding	2008	present	A1
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Thick-billed Miner Geositta crassirostris	LC	resident	2008	present	A2
White-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia albigula	LC	resident	2008	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura pileata	LC	resident	2008	present	A2, A3
Streaked Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura striata	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Canyon Canastero Asthenes pudibunda	LC	resident	2008	present	A2, A3
Cactus Canastero Pseudasthenes cactorum	LC	resident	2008	present	A2
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus	EN	resident	2008	present	A1, A2, A3
D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
White-tailed Shrike-tyrant Agriornis albicauda	VU	resident	2008	present	A1
Rusty-bellied Brush-finch Atlapetes nationi	LC	resident	2008	present	A2, A3
Slender-billed Finch Xenospingus concolor	NT	resident	2008	present	A1, A2
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch Poospizopsis caesar	LC	resident	2008	present	A2, A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2008	present	A1
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Raimondi's Yellow-finch Sicalis raimondii	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
White-winged Diuca-finch Chionodacryon speculiferum	LC	resident	2008	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Subcuenca del Cotahuasi	Reserva Paisajistica	490,550	is identical to site	430,550

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cotahuasi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cotahuasi-iba-peru on 02/10/2023.