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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
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
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	common	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 (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1902	Cordillera Huayhuash	Zona Reservada	86
2005	Huayllapa	Área de Conservación Privada	22
2005	Pacllón	Área de Conservación Privada	6
2007	Jirishanca	Área de Conservación Privada	4
2009	Llamac	Área de Conservación Privada	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cordillera Huayhuash y Nor-Oyón (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cordillera-huayhuash-y-nor-oyón-iba-peru on 22/11/2024.