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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
Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Wedge-tailed Hillstar Oreotrochilus adela	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Maquis Canastero Asthenes heterura	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous-headed Brush-finch Atlapetes fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bolivian Blackbird Oreopsar bolivianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-crested Finch Lophospingus griseocristatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Bolivian Warbling-finch Poospiza boliviana	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Cochabamba Mountain-finch Poospiza garleppi	NT	breeding	2006-2007	8 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3
Rusty-browed Warbling-finch Microspingus erythrophrys	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Yellow-finch Sicalis lutea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-winged Diuca-finch Chionodacryon speculiferum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa carbonaria	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, 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)
Tunari	Parque Nacional	328,879	protected area contains site	0
Norte de Tiquipaya	Reserva de Vida Silvestre	7,450	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Polylepis woodland	-
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern slopes of Tunari National Park (Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari IBA). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-slopes-of-tunari-national-park-(vertiente-sur-del-parque-nacional-tunari-iba)-iba-bolivia on 08/12/2023.