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The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Berlepsch's Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni	EN	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Banded Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Choco Trogon Trogon comptus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Five-colored Barbet Capito quinticolor	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Choco Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Plumbeous Forest-falcon Micrastur plumbeus	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	resident	2003	rare	A1
Stub-tailed Antbird Sipia berlepschi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma rufopileatum	NT	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2
Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Golden-chested Tanager Bangsia rothschildi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Scarlet-and-white Tanager Chrysothlypis salmoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Cotacachi Cayapas	Reserva Ecológica	260,961	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-
Wetlands (inland)	Streams, Rivers	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cayapas-Santiago-Wimbí. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cayapas-santiago-wimbí-iba-ecuador on 22/09/2023.