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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
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	VU	resident	2003	common	A2
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	common	A2
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2
Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
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	present	A1, A2, A3
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	common	A1, A2
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Plumbeous Forest-falcon Micrastur plumbeus	VU	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma rufopileatum	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A2
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra	NT	resident	2003	common	A2
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Dusky Bush-tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident	2003	abundant	A2
Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephalus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Yellow-green Tanager Bangsia flavovirens	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Milpe-Pachijal	Protected Forest	150	protected area contained by site	0

The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Los Bancos - Milpe	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

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

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Los Bancos - Milpe. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/los-bancos--milpe-iba-ecuador on 26/09/2023.