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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bolivian Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Hooded Mountain-toucan Andigena cucullata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-browed Tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae	CR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-throated Thistletail Asthenes harterti	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Light-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca albiceps	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
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	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
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Cotapata	Parque Nacional y Area Natural de Manejo Integrado	80
1993	Cotapata	Integrated Management Natural Area	80

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)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque de Polylepis de Mina Elba (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-de-polylepis-de-mina-elba-iba-bolivia on 22/11/2024.