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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.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Hooded Mountain-toucan Andigena cucullata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae	CR	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Black-throated Thistletail Asthenes harterti	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Light-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca albiceps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus	EN	resident (2000)	4 birds	A1, A2
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Orange-browed Hemispingus Kleinothraupis calophrys	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Cotapata	Integrated Management Natural Area (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Puna
Forest	minor (<10)	Polylepis woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs; Scree & boulders

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque de Polylepis de Sanja Pampa (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-de-polylepis-de-sanja-pampa-iba-bolivia on 23/12/2024.