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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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
Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident (2003)	present	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
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura pileata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Streaked Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura striata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-cheeked Cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis	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
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-throated Sierra-finch Ephippiospingus erythronotus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Pampa Galeras Bárbara D' Achille	Reserva Nacional (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Polylepis woodland
Grassland	major (>10)	Puna

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-nacional-pampa-galeras-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.