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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
White-necked Parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Orange-throated Tanager Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).

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 - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid 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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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)
Reserva Mura Nunka	Other	0	protected area contained by site	0
Podocarpus-El Cóndor	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	0	protected area contains site	130,420
Podocarpus-El Condor	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	228,465	protected area overlaps with site	0
Podocarpus	Parque Nacional	138,493	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cerro Plateado	Biological Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	0
Cerro Plateado	Reserva Biológica	26,669	protected area overlaps with site	0
Alto Nangaritza	Protected Forest	128,867	protected area contained by site	128,867

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

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
military	-
not utilised	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque Protector Alto Nangaritza. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-protector-alto-nangaritza-iba-ecuador on 04/12/2023.