The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List1 |
Season |
Year(s) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Cauca Guan Penelope perspicax |
VU |
resident |
2006 |
144-264 individuals |
A1, A2, A3 |
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1 |
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Green-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A2, A3 |
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A3 |
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori |
EN |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1 |
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1 |
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Greyish Piculet Picumnus granadensis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A2 |
Rufous-fronted Parakeet Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons |
VU |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1 |
Bar-crested Antshrike Thamnophilus multistriatus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Parker's Antbird Cercomacroides parkeri |
LC |
resident |
- |
present |
A3 |
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni |
VU |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria milleri |
VU |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A2, A3 |
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla |
VU |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Apical Flycatcher Myiarchus apicalis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A2, A3 |
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Quindio Jay Cyanolyca quindiuna |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster |
VU |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus chrysops |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Crested Ant-tanager Habia cristata |
LC |
resident |
- |
present |
A3 |
Multicolored Tanager Chlorochrysa nitidissima |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1, A2, A3 |
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A1 |
Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A2, A3 |
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
common |
A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
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