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BO015
Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba
Location Bolivia, La Paz
Central coordinates 68o 45.00' West  15o 2.00' South
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3, A4i
Area 474,164 ha
Altitude 1,000 - 4,000m
Year of IBA assessment 2008

Asociación Civil Armonía



Ornithological information Esta zona es bastante conocida. En su interior se registraron a Vultur gryphus y Asthenes urubambensis, dos especies casi amenazadas, y Nothoprocta taczanowski, Lipaugus uropigialis y Myrmotherula grisea, tres especies vulnerables de extinción (BirdLife International 2000). Otras especies citadas por BirdLife International (2000) que posiblemente se encuentran son Cinclodes aricomae (críticamente amenazada), Anairetes alpinus (amenazada), Leptasthenura yanacensis y Asthenes urubambensis (casi amenazadas).Esta es una zona bastante conocida en cuanto a la avifauna, existen varias especies amenazadas y de distribución restringida. La lista ofi cial de este sitio fue extraída de Hennessey et al. (2003).

Site description Se encuentra ubicado en el extremo oriental del departamento de La Paz, en las provincias Bautista Saavedra y Franz Tamayo, dentro del Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Apolobamba (antes Ulla Ulla). Es un área bastante poblada, cerca de 34 comunidades habitan en la zona (SERNAP 2000). Las principales actividades son la cría de camélidos y la agricultura de mediana intensidad.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Vulnerable 
Taczanowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta taczanowskii resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Vulnerable 
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Stripe-faced Wood-quail Odontophorus balliviani resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Puna Teal Anas puna resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -    Near Threatened 
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi unknown  2003  300-500 individuals  poor  A3, A4i  Least Concern 
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-faced Dove Leptotila megalura resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Military Macaw Ara militaris resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Black-winged Parrot Hapalopsittaca melanotis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Speckle-faced Parrot Pionus tumultuosus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
White-browed Hermit Phaethornis stuarti resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Black-hooded Sunbeam Aglaeactis pamela resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Blue-banded Toucanet Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Hooded Mountain-toucan Andigena cucullata resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Versicoloured Barbet Eubucco versicolor resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Near Threatened 
Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Scimitar-winged Piha Lipaugus uropygialis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Vulnerable 
Buff-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus hellmayri resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant Anairetes alpinus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 
Hazel-fronted Pygmy-tyrant Pseudotriccus simplex resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Bolivian Tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher Nephelomyias ochraceiventris resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Yungas Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus spodiops resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Near Threatened 
White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis albiventris resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Olive Flycatcher Mitrephanes olivaceus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Andean Tyrant Knipolegus signatus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Upland Antshrike Thamnophilus aroyae resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Ashy Antwren Myrmotherula grisea resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Least Concern 
Yellow-rumped Antwren Terenura sharpei resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Endangered 
Slaty Gnateater Conopophaga ardesiaca resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Bolivian Tapaculo Scytalopus bolivianus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Diademed Tapaculo Scytalopus schulenbergi resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Rufous-faced Antpitta Grallaria erythrotis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Bolivian Earthcreeper Tarphonomus harterti resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Plain-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia jelskii resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Critically Endangered 
Tawny Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura yanacensis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Near Threatened 
Puna Thistletail Asthenes helleri resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Vulnerable 
Streak-throated Canastero Asthenes humilis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Line-fronted Canastero Asthenes urubambensis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -    Least Concern 
Light-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca albiceps resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Bolivian Recurvebill Simoxenops striatus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Least Concern 
Buff-throated Treehunter Thripadectes scrutator resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyanus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Near Threatened 
Andean Swallow Haplochelidon andecola resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Fulvous Wren Cinnycerthia fulva resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-winged Diuca-finch Diuca speculifera resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Puna Yellow-finch Sicalis lutea resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropygialis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Orange-browed Hemispingus Hemispingus calophrys resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Three-striped Hemispingus Hemispingus trifasciatus resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager Delothraupis castaneoventris resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
Moustached Flowerpiercer Diglossa mystacalis resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Rufous-bellied Saltator Saltator rufiventris resident  2003  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Near Threatened 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area 483,743 is identical to site 0  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Polylepis woodland  major
Grassland Puna  -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research major
Notes: Es un área protegida que forma parte del Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SNAP).
rangeland/pastureland minor
Notes: Cria de camelidos como llamas y vicuñas.
agriculture -

Other biodiversity En el bosque nublado destacan especies amenazadas como la Queñua (Polylepis racemosa, VU) y otras más (SERNAP 2000). Entre la fauna se destacan el Oso Andino (Tremarctos ornatus, VU), la Taruka (Hippocamelus antisensis, DD), el ciervo Odocoileus virginianus, el Venado Petizo (Mazama chunyi, DD), Gato Andino (Oreailurus jacobita, EN) y Puma (Puma concolor, NT), entre otros (SERNAP 2000).

Management considerations Las principales amenazas para esta zona son la práctica descontrolada de desmonte, agricultura extensiva, el sobrepastoreo por camélidos y el turismo no responsable.

Protection status El área está protegida por el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Bolivia. El ANMI Apolobamba fue declarada como Reserva de la Biosfera por la UNESCO en el año 1977.

References BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of World. Lynx editions and BirdLife International. Barcelona, España & Cambridge, UK.Stattersfield A. J., M. J. Crosby, A. J. Long & D. C. Wege. 1998. Endemic Bird Areas of the World Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation. BirdLife International. Cambridge, UK.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013

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