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Ornithological information Se han registrado 125 especies de aves en el Santuario Nacional de Ampay, el mismo que incluye especies amenazadas y endémicas. Destaca Synallaxis courseni, endémica de la ladera sur del Nevado Ampay.

Site description El Santuario Nacional de Ampay está ubicado en el departamento de Apurímac, provincia de Abancay, distrito de Tamburco, al noroeste de la ciudad de Abancay. Este Santuario protege el Bosque de Ampay, que consiste en un conjunto de parches de Intimpa (Podocarpus glomeratus). Estos parches ocupan el 41% de la masa forestal del bosque del Ampay y el 19% de extensión total del Santuario. En el resto del área hay bosques montanos templados, bosques enanos, bosques secundarios, zonas arbustivas y pajonales. El Santuario alberga dos lagunas, Ankasq'ocha y Uspaccocha, y numerosas pequeñas lagunas glaciares. La avifauna de Ampay ha sido evaluada en varias ocasiones desde la primera expedición de la Lousiana State University en 1970 (LSU 1970). Entre estos inventarios se pueden mencionar los de Galiano et al. en 1985, J. L. Venero en 1986, Ochoa en 1995 y Cevallos en 1995 (IDMA 2004).

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Season	Period	Population estimate	Quality of estimate	IBA Criteria	IUCN Category
Taczanowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta taczanowskii	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A2, A3	Vulnerable
Andean Parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Green-and-white Hummingbird Amazilia viridicauda	unknown	2008	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii	unknown	2008	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis	unknown	2008	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Fire-throated Metaltail Metallura eupogon	unknown	2008	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Apurimac Spinetail Synallaxis courseni	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A1, A2, A3	Vulnerable
Creamy-crested Spinetail Cranioleuca albicapilla	unknown	2008	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Andean Swallow Haplochelidon andecola	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Peruvian Sierra-finch Phrygilus punensis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch Poospiza caesar	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A2, A3	Least Concern
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropygialis	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern
White-browed Conebill Conirostrum ferrugineiventre	resident	2003	present [units unknown]	-	A3	Least Concern

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ampay	National Sanctuary	3,635	is identical to site	3,635

Habitats

IUCN habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Elfin forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Pine forests; Second-growth or disturbed forest	minor
Grassland	Puna	-
Shrubland		-

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
unknown	-

Other biodiversity Entre los mamíferos mayores, se ha reportado la presencia de Puma concolor (NT), Hippocamelus antisensis (DD), Pseudalopex culpaeus, Odocoileus virginianus y Lagidium peruanum. Entre las especies vegetales destaca Podocarpus glomeratus.

Management considerations Las principales presiones sobre la zona están relacionadas con la extracción de leña, la introducción de especies exóticas, el sobrepastoreo y la agricultura.

Protection status El Santuario Nacional de Ampay se estableció el 23 de julio de 1987 mediante Decreto Supremo N^o 042- 87-AG.

References Informe ornitológico LSU. 1970

INRENA (2004e) IDMA (2004)

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Santuario Nacional del Ampay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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