The Inter-Andean Dry Valleys are rain-shadow valleys and basins on the east Andean slope. This ecological region is characterized by deciduous forest and woodland with pronounced seasonality in rainfall. It is most extensive and contiguous in the central Andes, with disjunct and patchy areas in the northern Andes and Tarija.
Recommended eBird Hotspots in the Inter-Andean Dry Valleys:
Laguna Alalay
Monte Willca
Red-fronted Macaw Reserve
Bolivian Endemics and Near-Endemics:
Oreotrochylus adela/Wedge-tailed Hillstar
Myiopsitta luchsi/Cliff Parakeet
Ara rubrogenys/Red-fronted Macaw
Tharphonomus harterti/Bolivian Earthcreeper
Asthenes berlepschi/Berlepsch’s Canastero
Cranioleuca henricae/Bolivian Spinetail
Sicalis luteocephala/Citron-headed Yellow-Finch
Diglossa carbonaria/Gray-bellied Flowerpiercer
Poospiza boliviana/Bolivian Warbling Finch
Poospiza garleppi/Cochabamba Mountain Finch
Oreopsar bolivianus/Bolivian Blackbird
Threatened species:
Neomorphus geoffroyi/Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Ara militaris/Military Macaw
Ara rubrogenys/Red-fronted Macaw
Cranioleuca henricae/Bolivian Spinetail
Cinclus schulzi/Rufous-throated Dipper
Poospiza garleppi/Cochabamba Mountain Finch
Other ecoregion specialties:
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