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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
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps	LC	winter	2003	900 individuals	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	winter	2003	common	A1
Ecuadorian Ground-dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident	2003	common	A2
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	resident	2003	common	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	winter	2003	common	A4i
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	LC	winter	2003	6,000 individuals	A4i
Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor	LC	winter	2003	30,000 individuals	A4i
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	LC	resident	2003	280 breeding pairs	A4i
Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata	EN	winter	2003	uncommon	A1
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2003	250 breeding pairs	A4i
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	winter	2003	common	A1
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Grey-and-white Tyrannulet Pseudelaenia leucospodia	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii	LC	resident	2003	common	A2
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Sulphur-throated Finch Sicalis taczanowskii	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Puntilla De Santa Elena	Reserva de Producción de Fauna	52,435	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Saline/alkaline lakes, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats, Artificial wetlands	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lagunas de Ecuasal-Salinas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/03/2021.