BO023
Southern slopes of Tunari National Park (Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari IBA)


IBA Justification

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
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 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1962 Tunari Parque Nacional 100
2005 Norte de Tiquipaya Reserva de Vida Silvestre 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations -
Forest Polylepis woodland -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders -
Shrubland Arid montane scrub -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers, Streams -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
nature conservation and research minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern slopes of Tunari National Park (Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari IBA) (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-slopes-of-tunari-national-park-(vertiente-sur-del-parque-nacional-tunari-iba)-iba-bolivia on 22/11/2024.