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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
Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1
Brown Wood-rail Aramides wolfi	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	NT	resident	2003	present	A1

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)
Reserva Ecológica de Manglares Cayapas-Mataje	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	44,847	protected area contained by site	44,847
Manglares Cayapas Mataje	Reserva Ecológica	56,420	protected area overlaps with site	0
La Boca-Quinto Piso	Protected Forest	1,155	protected area contained by site	0
Humedal del Yalare	Protected Forest	1,145	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Mangrove, Second-growth or disturbed forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Sand dunes and beaches, Estuarine waters, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats, Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Saline/alkaline lakes, Riverine floodplains, Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Urban and industrial areas, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mataje-Cayapas-Santiago. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.