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 |
| Cauca Guan Penelope perspicax |
VU |
resident (2006) |
144–264 birds |
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 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados |
Natural National Park (II) |
100
|
| - |
Santuario de Fauna y Flora Otún Quimbaya |
Santuario de Flora y Fauna (II) |
100
|
| - |
Parque Municipal Natural Campoalegre |
Parques ecológicos Distritales (IV) |
100
|
| - |
Parque Regional Ucumarí |
Parque Natural Regional (IV) |
100
|
| 1974 |
Los Nevados
|
Parque Nacional Natural (II) |
30 |
| 1996 |
Otun Quimbaya
|
Santuario de Fauna y Flora (IV) |
2 |
| 2011 |
Campoalegre
|
Distritos de Conservacion de Suelos (V) |
49 |
| 2015 |
Ucumari
|
Parques Naturales Regionales (II) |
16 |
