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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
Moreno's Ground Dove Metriopelia morenoi	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A2
Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	breeding (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis	LC	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1, A3
Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A2, A3
Maquis Canastero Asthenes heterura	LC	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1, A2, A3
Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
White-tailed Shrike-tyrant Agriornis albicauda	VU	breeding (2001–2003)	< 50 pairs	A1
Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris	LC	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1, A2, A3
Tucuman Mountain-finch Poospiza baeri	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1, A2, A3
Boulder Finch Idiopsar brachyurus	LC	resident (-)	present	A2, A3
Red-backed Sierra-finch Ephippiospingus dorsalis	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Las Yungas	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	94

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Caspala y Santa Ana (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/caspala-y-santa-ana-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.