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Yunguilla Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Ecuadorian Ground-dove Columbina buckleyi LC resident - present A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens LC resident - present A2
Pale-headed Brush-finch Atlapetes pallidiceps EN resident 2003 11-21 breeding pairs A1, A2

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Yunguilla Protected Forest 4,500 protected area contains site 60

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest -
Shrubland Arid montane scrub, Second-growth or disturbed scrub, Semihumid/humid montane scrub -
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Urban parks and gardens -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport -
unknown -
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yunguilla Reserve. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yunguilla-reserve-iba-ecuador on 19/03/2024.