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 |
| Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis |
NT |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2 |
| Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2 |
| Huanuco Starfrontlet Coeligena dichroura |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi |
VU |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1 |
| Blue-cowled Barbet Eubucco steerii |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Military Macaw Ara militaris |
VU |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1 |
| Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1 |
| Pale-billed Antpitta Grallaria carrikeri |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Chestnut Antpitta Grallaria blakei |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Ochre-fronted Antpitta Grallaricula ochraceifrons |
VU |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2 |
| Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Russet-mantled Softtail Cranioleuca berlepschi |
NT |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2 |
| Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2 |
| Lulu's Tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus luluae |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A3 |
| Red-billed Tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2 |
| Peruvian Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix pulchella |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Andean Black-tyrant Knipolegus signatus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Maranon Thrush Turdus maranonicus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous-browed Hemispingus Poospiza rufosuperciliaris |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Buff-bellied Tanager Thlypopsis inornata |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
