Tilcayo
Leopardus tilcayo
Smaller than a house cat. Described by science in 2026 in the Bolivian Yungas; it keeps the name local communities give it.
Confirmed in SiñariFlora and fauna
Cloud forest
Siñari borders Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area to the east and south. Its humid montane forest is part of one of Bolivia’s most diverse ecosystems.
Species register
Only what can be provenEvery species carries a status. Confirmed in Siñari: the community has recorded it on its land. Record pending: it lives in the Yungas of La Paz, but its presence in Siñari has not yet been documented here.
Andean bear (jucumari)
Tremarctos ornatus
South America’s only bear. It feeds on bromeliads and cloud-forest fruit.
Record pending in SiñariPuma
Puma concolor
The forest’s top predator, keeping populations of mid-sized mammals in check.
Record pending in SiñariAndean cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola peruvianus
Alongside tanagers, hummingbirds and woodcreepers typical of the Yungas.
Record pending in SiñariStingless bees
Meliponini
They pollinate coffee and wild flora. Their presence signals a healthy forest.
Record pending in SiñariEpiphytic orchids
Orchidaceae
Many genera, on trunks and canopy branches.
Record pending in SiñariTree ferns
Cyathea
Alongside bromeliads, on the humid slopes.
Record pending in SiñariAndean bamboo
Chusquea
Characteristic of the cloud forest.
Record pending in SiñariHabitat
TerritoryEcosystem
Humid montane forest, in the band where the Andes drop towards the Amazon.
Water
Mountain rivers and streams feed the local water system; to the west, the Chairo River.
Canopy
Mid- and upper-canopy trees hold up the forest structure and soil moisture.
Boundary
Cotapata National Park and IMNA, to the east and south.
How we record
MethodEvidence
A photograph or camera-trap image.
Data
Species, date and observer.
Location
The exact location of sensitive species is never published.
Validation
The Cooperative validates every record before publishing it.