BO023
Southern slopes of Tunari National Park (Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari IBA)


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.