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 |
| Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Rufous-webbed Brilliant Heliodoxa branickii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Green-and-white Hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Cloud-forest Screech-owl Megascops marshalli |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Blue-chinned Barbet Eubucco glaucogularis |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Black-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca melanotis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Bay Antpitta Grallaria capitalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Cerulean-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Band-tailed Fruiteater Pipreola intermedia |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis albiventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A3 |
| Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix pulchella |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
