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Bosque Protector Chongón-Colonche


IBA Justification

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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus NT resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera VU resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris VU resident 2003 common A2, A3
Ecuadorian Ground-dove Columbina buckleyi LC resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi LC resident 2003 present A2
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis EN resident 2003 rare A1, A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys NT resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans LC resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi NT resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus LC resident 2003 common A3
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus NT resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens LC resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus VU resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus LC resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris LC resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Saffron Siskin Spinus siemiradzkii LC resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei LC resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus LC resident 2003 frequent A2, A3

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Parque Lago Área Nacional de Recreación 2,149 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Cordillera de Chongón-Colonche Protected Forest 77,649 protected area contains site 44,000

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest -
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub -
Artificial/Terrestrial Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers, Streams -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque Protector Chongón-Colonche. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-protector-chongón-colonche-iba-ecuador on 19/03/2024.