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.
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Taczanowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta taczanowskii |
VU |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Stripe-faced Wood-quail Odontophorus balliviani |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Puna Teal Spatula puna |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Eastern Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Apurimac Starfrontlet Coeligena albicaudata |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Green-and-white Hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Puna Plover Charadrius alticola |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Red-and-white Antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae |
CR |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Rufous-backed Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Tawny Tit-spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis |
LC |
resident (2008) |
present |
A3 |
| White-browed Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura xenothorax |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Line-fronted Canastero Asthenes urubambensis |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Junin Canastero Asthenes virgata |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Puna Thistletail Asthenes helleri |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Vilcabamba Spinetail Cranioleuca weskei |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Cerulean-capped Manakin Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Masked Fruiteater Pipreola pulchra |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Band-tailed Fruiteater Pipreola intermedia |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Inca Flycatcher Leptopogon taczanowskii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus |
EN |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Unstreaked Tit-tyrant Uromyias agraphia |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, 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 |
| Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous-bellied Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Yellow-scarfed Tanager Iridosornis reinhardti |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Dubusia castaneoventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Slaty Tanager Creurgops dentatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Drab Hemispingus Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Parodi's Hemispingus Kleinothraupis parodii |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch Poospizopsis caesar |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Three-striped Hemispingus Microspingus trifasciatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Glacier Finch Chionodacryon speculiferum |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
