Parque Nacional Huascarán y zona de amortiguamiento (14773)
Peru, South America
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poales | Puya macbridei | NT | 2024 | B1 | |
| Poales | Puya rauhii | EN | 2024 | A1a, A1e | |
| Dipsacales | Stangea erikae | EN | 2024 | A1a, B1 | |
| Rosales | Polylepis weberbaueri | VU | 2024 | A1b, A1d, B1 | |
| Asterales | Senecio sanmarcosensis | VU | 2024 | A1b, B1 | |
| Brassicales | Dactylocardamum polyspermum | EN | 2024 | A1a, A1e, B1, B2 | |
| Brassicales | Englerocharis ancashensis | EN | 2024 | A1a, B1, B2 | |
| Poales | Puya lutheri | LC | 2024 | B1 | |
| Odonata | Protallagma hoffmanni | NT | 2024 | B1 | |
| Poales | Puya medica | VU | 2024 | A1b, B1 | |
| Aves | Xenodacnis petersi | Streaked Dacnis | LC | 2024 | B2 |
| Brassicales | Brayopsis chacasensis | LC | 2024 | B1, B2 | |
| Malvales | Nototriche antoniana | NT | 2024 | B1 | |
| Ranunculales | Krapfia weberbaueri | EN | 2024 | A1a, B1 | |
| Opiliones | Ayacucho tapacocha | 2024 | B1, B2 | ||
| Rosales | Polylepis albicans | 2024 | B1 | ||
| Bombycoidea | Rothschildia amoena | 2024 | B1 | ||
| Aves | Poospiza rubecula | Rufous-breasted Warbling-finch | EN | 2024 | B2 |
| Caryophyllales | Pycnophyllopsis tetrasticha | LC | 2024 | B1, B2 | |
| Caryophyllales | Pycnophyllopsis macrophylla | LC | 2024 | B1, B2 | |
| Brassicales | Weberbauera rosulans | EN | 2024 | A1a, B1, B2 | |
| Caryophyllales | Pygmaeocereus bieblii | EN | 2024 | A1a, B1, B2 | |
| Solanales | Solanum hastiforme | EN | 2024 | A1a | |
| Noctuoidea | Amastus pluto | 2024 | B1 | ||
| Opiliones | Ayacucho querococha | 2024 | B1, B2 | ||
| Aves | Anairetes alpinus | Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant | EN | 2024 | B2 |
| Aves | Atlapetes rufigenis | Rufous-eared Brush-finch | LC | 2024 | B2 |
| Aves | Phacellodomus dorsalis | Chestnut-backed Thornbird | NT | 2024 | B2 |
| Aves | Scytalopus affinis | Ancash Tapaculo | LC | 2024 | B2 |
| Aves | Microspingus alticola | Plain-tailed Warbling-finch | EN | 2024 | B2 |
| Aves | Zaratornis stresemanni | White-cheeked Cotinga | VU | 2024 | B2 |
| Aves | Asthenes huancavelicae | Huancavelica Canastero | LC | 2024 | B2 |
| Mammalia | Hippocamelus antisensis | Taruca | VU | 2024 | A1b |
| Reptilia | Liolaemus chavin | NT | 2024 | B1 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Parque Nacional Huascarán y zona de amortiguamiento. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 14, 2025.