Data Zone
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.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreno's Ground Dove Metriopelia morenoi | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A2 |
| Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi | LC | resident (2001–2003) | 120 birds | A1, A2, A3 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | breeding (2001–2003) | 50-249 birds | A1 |
| Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana | VU | resident (2001–2003) | 250-999 birds | A1, A2, A3 |
| Zimmer's Tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A2, A3 |
| Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A2, A3 |
| Maquis Canastero Asthenes heterura | LC | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1, A2, A3 |
| Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A2 |
| d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii | VU | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1, A2, A3 |
| Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris | LC | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1, A2, A3 |
| Tucuman Mountain-finch Poospiza baeri | LC | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1, A2, A3 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuesta del Obispo (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuesta-del-obispo-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.