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 |
| Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Wattled Guan Aburria aburri |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A3 |
| Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi |
VU |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Perija Starfrontlet Coeligena consita |
EN |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Two-banded Puffbird Hypnelus bicinctus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Saffron-headed Parrot Pyrilia pyrilia |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Military Macaw Ara militaris |
VU |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Recurve-billed Bushbird Clytoctantes alixii |
EN |
resident (2004) |
present |
A1, A2 |
| Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Perija Tapaculo Scytalopus perijanus |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus |
EN |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1 |
| Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Grey-throated Warbler Myiothlypis cinereicollis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
