BO004
Bosque de Polylepis de Madidi


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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum LC resident 2003 present A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2003 present A1
Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae CR resident 2000 1 individuals A1, A2
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis LC resident 2003 present A1
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda LC resident 2003 present A2
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus EN resident 2003 present A1, A2
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami NT resident 2003 present A1
Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa carbonaria LC resident 2003 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1995 Madidi Parque Nacional 97
1995 Madidi Area Natural de Manejo Integrado 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Puna major (>10)
Forest Polylepis woodland, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland) Streams minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque de Polylepis de Madidi (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-de-polylepis-de-madidi-iba-bolivia on 23/11/2024.