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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	NT	resident	2003	rare	A1
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A3
Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Pale-naped Brush-finch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
White-rimmed Brush-finch Atlapetes leucopis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stolzmann's Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2, A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Masked Mountain-tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Llanganates	Parque Nacional	219,919	protected area overlaps with site	219,707
Complejo LLanganti	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	30,355	protected area contained by site	30,355
Colonso Chalupas	Reserva Biológica	93,163	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Elfin forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Polylepis woodland	-
Grassland	Paramo	-
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub, Semihumid/humid montane scrub	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
water management	-
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Parque Nacional Llanganates. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/08/2022.