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 |
| 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 |
