The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Apurimac Starfrontlet Coeligena albicaudata |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Diademed Tapaculo Scytalopus schulenbergi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae |
CR |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A3 |
| White-browed Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Line-fronted Canastero Asthenes urubambensis |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Junin Canastero Asthenes virgata |
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 |
| Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Marcapata Spinetail Cranioleuca marcapatae |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus |
EN |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Parodi's Hemispingus Kleinothraupis parodii |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch Poospizopsis caesar |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Three-striped Hemispingus Microspingus trifasciatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Glacier Finch Chionodacryon speculiferum |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
