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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	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
Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi	LC	breeding	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	breeding	2003	present	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Bicolored Antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Scalloped Antthrush Chamaeza turdina	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes flaviceps	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Dusky-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
White-rimmed Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus chrysops	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Masked Mountain-tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei	VU	resident	-	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Purace	Parque Nacional Natural	90
1977	Nevado del Huila	Parque Nacional Natural	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Polylepis woodland, Second-growth or disturbed forest	60
Shrubland	Scrub, Semihumid/humid montane scrub	36
Grassland	Edaphic grassland, Paramo	2
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Improved pasture land	1
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater marshes/swamps	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Puracé Natural National Park (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/puracé-natural-national-park-iba-colombia on 22/11/2024.