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Catacocha


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera VU resident 2003 present A2
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris VU resident 2003 present A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri LC resident 2003 present A2
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera VU resident 2003 present A1, A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis LC resident 2003 present A2
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys NT resident 2003 present A2
Chapman's Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae LC resident 2003 present A2
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi LC resident 2003 present A2
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans LC resident 2003 present A2
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi NT resident 2003 present A2
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis VU resident 2003 present A2
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus NT resident 2003 present A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens LC resident 2003 present A2
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii LC resident 2003 present A2
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis LC resident 2003 present A2
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei LC resident 2003 present A2
Tumbes Sparrow Rhynchospiza stolzmanni LC resident 2003 present A2
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei LC resident 2003 present A2
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri LC resident 2003 present A2
Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus LC resident 2003 present A2
Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps LC resident 2003 present A2

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Bosques de Paz UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 1,616,988 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest -
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub -
Artificial/Terrestrial Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
not utilised -
rangeland/pastureland -
agriculture -
For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Catacocha. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/14626 on 29/05/2023.