Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A1 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | breeding | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A1 |
| Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A1 |
| Tucuman Mountain-finch Poospiza baeri | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra de Ambato (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-de-ambato-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.