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The site was identified as important in 2005 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3, A4i
Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Andean Gull Larus serranus	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dark-winged Miner Geositta saxicolina	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Striated Earthcreeper Geocerthia serrana	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes palliatus	CR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura pileata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Canyon Canastero Asthenes pudibunda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-cheeked Cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rusty-bellied Brushfinch Atlapetes nationi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glacier Finch Chionodacryon speculiferum	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Huayuash	Reserved Zone	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Polylepis woodland	-
Grassland	Puna	-
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub, Riparian scrub/thickets	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cordillera Huayhuash (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cordillera-huayhuash-iba-peru on 23/11/2024.