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 |
| Puna Teal Spatula puna |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Coppery Metaltail Metallura theresiae |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis |
NT |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus |
VU |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1 |
| Yellow-browed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae |
NT |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1 |
| Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1 |
| Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Pale-billed Antpitta Grallaria carrikeri |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rusty-tinged Antpitta Grallaria przewalskii |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Russet-mantled Softtail Cranioleuca berlepschi |
NT |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix pulchella |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous-browed Hemispingus Poospiza rufosuperciliaris |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Brown-flanked Tanager Thlypopsis pectoralis |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Pardusco Nephelornis oneilli |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
