The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List1 |
Season |
Year(s) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Puna Teal Spatula puna |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
17 individuals |
A3, A4i |
Coppery Metaltail Metallura theresiae |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus |
VU |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1 |
Yellow-browed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1 |
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Plum-crowned Parrot Pionus tumultuosus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1 |
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Pale-billed Antpitta Grallaria carrikeri |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix pulchella |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
Rufous-browed Hemispingus Poospiza rufosuperciliaris |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Brown-flanked Tanager Thlypopsis pectoralis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Pardusco Nephelornis oneilli |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.
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