Ecuador

State of the world's birds case studies

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Some countries are particularly important for threatened birds

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

Devenish, C., Diaz, D. F., Clay, R. P., Davidson, I. J. and Zabala, I. Y. (2009) Important Bird Areas of the Americas: Priority Sites for Biodiversity Conservation. BirdLife International

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References

Freile, J.F. and Santander, T. (eds) (2005) Ãreas Importantes para la ConservaciÃ³n de las Aves en Ecuador [Important Bird Areas in Ecuador]. Quito: Aves y ConservaciÃ³n (CorporaciÃ³n OrnitiolÃ³gica del Ecuador), BirdLife International, ConservaciÃ³n Internacional y Ministerio del Ambiente de Ecuador. [In Spanish]
YÃ©pez, I., Devenish, C. and Clay, R. P. (2010) Important Bird Areas in the Amazon Basin. Quito: BirdLife International Americas Secretariat.
BirdLife International and Conservation International (2005) Ãreas Importantes para la ConservaciÃ³n de las Aves en los Andes Tropicales: sitios prioritarios para la conservacÃon de la biodiversidad [Important Bird Areas in the Tropical Andes: priority sites for biodiversity conservation]. Quito: BirdLife International. [In Spanish]

Ecuador at a glance

Capital

Quito

Area

283,561 km²

BirdLife Partner

Aves y Conservacion / Fundación Jocotoco

Species
Total number of birds	1,624
Globally threatened birds	83
Country endemics	42
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	109
Total IBA area	9,278,372 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	9

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2023) Country profile: Ecuador. Available from http://datazone.birdlife.org/country/ecuador. Downloaded: 2023-06-01

State of the world's birds case studies

Capital

Area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas