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Quebrada Mojón


IBA Justification

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
Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris LC resident 2003 present A1
Cochabamba Mountain-finch Poospiza garleppi NT resident 2003 present A1

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
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 -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quebrada Mojón (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quebrada-mojón-iba-bolivia on 23/11/2024.