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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	present	A1
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Cloudforest Pygmy-owl Glaucidium nubicola	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Choco Trogon Trogon comptus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena laminirostris	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Esmeraldas Antbird Sipia nigricauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Antpitta Grallaria gigantea	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pacific Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes johnsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Dusky Bush-tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Tanager Habia stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	LC	resident	2003	present	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)
Toachi-Pilatón	Protected Forest	230,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Río Guajalito	Protected Forest	850	protected area contained by site	0
Río Guajalito	Forest Reserve	850	unknown	0
Reserva Natural y Hacienda La Hesperia	Forest Reserve	822	protected area contained by site	0
Los Ilinizas	Reserva Ecológica	134,233	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hacienda Tinalandia	Forest Reserve	259	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Streams, Artificial wetlands, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Riverine sand beaches, Rivers	-
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	-
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Urban parks and gardens, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Río Toachi-Chiriboga. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/02/2023.