The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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 |
| Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor |
LC |
breeding (2006) |
250-999 birds |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Black-breasted Wood-quail Odontophorus leucolaemus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Zentrygon costaricensis |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Chiriquà Quail-Dove Zentrygon chiriquensis |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| White-tailed Emerald Microchera chionura |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Costa Rican Pygmy-owl Glaucidium costaricanum |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Bare-shanked Screech-owl Megascops clarkii |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno |
NT |
breeding (2006) |
50-249 birds |
A1 |
| Collared Trogon Trogon collaris |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis |
NT |
breeding (2006) |
250-999 birds |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Bare-necked Umbrellabird Cephalopterus glabricollis |
EN |
breeding (2006) |
50-249 birds |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus |
VU |
breeding (2006) |
250-999 birds |
A1, A2 |
| Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi |
NT |
winter (2006) |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A1 |
| Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Ochraceous Pewee Contopus ochraceus |
LC |
unknown (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Black-billed Nightingale-thrush Catharus gracilirostris |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Sooty-capped Chlorospingus Chlorospingus pileatus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Sooty-faced Finch Arremon crassirostris |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Yellow-green Brushfinch Pselliophorus luteoviridis |
VU |
breeding (2006) |
50-249 birds |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera |
NT |
winter (2006) |
2,500-9,999 birds |
A1 |
| Flame-throated Warbler Oreothlypis gutturalis |
LC |
unknown (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Blue-and-gold Tanager Bangsia arcaei |
NT |
breeding (2006) |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
| Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea |
LC |
resident (2006) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
