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Quebrada Mojón


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris LC resident (2003) present A1
Cochabamba Mountain-finch Poospiza garleppi NT resident (2003) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Polylepis woodland; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Inland cliffs; Scree & boulders
Shrubland - Arid montane scrub; Second-growth or disturbed scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quebrada Mojón (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quebrada-mojón-iba-bolivia on 26/01/2025.