Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A2 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus | EN | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | 1,000-2,499 individuals | A1, A2 |
| White-browed Tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A2 |
| Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A2 |
| Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1, A2 |
| Yellow-striped Brushfinch Atlapetes citrinellus | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuesta de las Higuerillas (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuesta-de-las-higuerillas-iba-argentina on 24/11/2024.