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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
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Teal Spatula puna	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Yungas Dove Leptotila megalura	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Wedge-tailed Hillstar Oreotrochilus adela	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Miner Geositta punensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Plumbeous Black-tyrant Knipolegus cabanisi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Grey-crested Finch Lophospingus griseocristatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bolivian Warbling-finch Poospiza boliviana	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Puna Yellow-finch Sicalis lutea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Boulder Finch Idiopsar brachyurus	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
1991	Cordillera de Sama	Reserva Biológica	100
2000	Cuenca de Tajzara	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Polylepis woodland, Second-growth or disturbed forest	-
Grassland	Puna	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub, Second-growth or disturbed scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Fens transition mires & springs, Streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
hunting	-
other	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-biológica-cordillera-de-sama-iba-bolivia on 22/11/2024.