Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A1 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | breeding | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A1 |
| Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A1 |
| Tucuman Mountain-finch Poospiza baeri | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra de Ambato. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-de-ambato-iba-argentina on 29/09/2023.
