The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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 |
| White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Little Sunangel Heliangelus micraster |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Cinnamon Screech-owl Megascops petersoni |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops |
EN |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A3 |
| Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Greater Scythebill Drymotoxeres pucheranii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Mouse-colored Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-rimmed Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Masked Mountain-tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei |
VU |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
