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The site was identified as important in 2005 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	2003	present	A3
Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3, A4i
Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Andean Gull Larus serranus	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dark-winged Miner Geositta saxicolina	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Striated Earthcreeper Geocerthia serrana	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes palliatus	CR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura pileata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Canyon Canastero Asthenes pudibunda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-cheeked Cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, 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
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rusty-bellied Brush-finch Atlapetes nationi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-winged Diuca-finch Chionodacryon speculiferum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Huayuash	Reserved Zone	67,590	unknown	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Polylepis woodland	-
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub, Riparian scrub/thickets	-
Grassland	Puna	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cordillera Huayhuash. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cordillera-huayhuash-iba-peru on 01/12/2023.