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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
Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Taczanowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta taczanowskii	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-faced Wood-quail Odontophorus balliviani	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Puna Teal Spatula puna	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yungas Dove Leptotila megalura	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-browed Hermit Phaethornis stuarti	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-hooded Sunbeam Aglaeactis pamela	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Bolivian Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi	LC	breeding	2003	300-500 individuals	A3, A4i
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Hooded Mountain-toucan Andigena cucullata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Blue-moustached Barbet Eubucco versicolor	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca melanotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Yellow-rumped Antwren Euchrepomis sharpei	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ashy Antwren Myrmotherula grisea	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Upland Antshrike Thamnophilus aroyae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Slaty Gnateater Conopophaga ardesiaca	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-faced Antpitta Grallaria erythrotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bolivian Tapaculo Scytalopus bolivianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Diademed Tapaculo Scytalopus schulenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Bolivian Earthcreeper Tarphonomus harterti	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae	CR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Bolivian Recurvebill Syndactyla striata	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Line-fronted Canastero Asthenes urubambensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Thistletail Asthenes helleri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Light-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca albiceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scimitar-winged Piha Lipaugus uropygialis	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Hazel-fronted Pygmy-tyrant Pseudotriccus simplex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis albiventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yungas Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus spodiops	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus hellmayri	LC	resident	2003	present	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
Plumbeous Black-tyrant Knipolegus cabanisi	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
Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous Wren Cinnycerthia fulva	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orange-browed Hemispingus Kleinothraupis calophrys	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Three-striped Hemispingus Microspingus trifasciatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Yellow-finch Sicalis lutea	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
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis	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 (2008).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Reserva Nacional de Fauna Ulla Ulla	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	200,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Madidi	Parque Nacional	1,275,251	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Apolobamba	Area Natural de Manejo Integado Nacional	473,796	protected area overlaps with site	474,164

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Polylepis woodland	-
Grassland	Puna	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yungas-superiores-de-apolobamba-iba-bolivia on 04/12/2023.