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 |
| Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Wedge-tailed Hillstar Oreotrochilus adela |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus |
VU |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola |
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 |
| Maquis Canastero Asthenes heterura |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides |
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 |
| Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Fulvous-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fulviceps |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Bolivian Blackbird Oreopsar bolivianus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Grey-crested Finch Lophospingus griseocristatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Bolivian Warbling-finch Poospiza boliviana |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Cochabamba Mountain-finch Poospiza garleppi |
NT |
breeding (2006–2007) |
8 pairs |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Rusty-browed Warbling-finch Microspingus erythrophrys |
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 |
| Glacier Finch Chionodacryon speculiferum |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa carbonaria |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
