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'):The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yacuri | Parque Nacional | 43,091 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Sistema Lacustre Yacuri | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 27,762 | protected area contained by site | 27,762 |
Predios El Ingenio y Santa Rosa | Protected Forest | 12,410 | unknown | 0 |
Podocarpus-El Condor | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 228,465 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Colambo-Yacuri | Protected Forest | 73,300 | unknown | 0 |
Angashcola | Protected Forest | 0 | unknown | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Second-growth or disturbed forest, Elfin forest | - |
Grassland | Paramo | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque Protector Colambo-Yacuri. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-protector-colambo-yacuri-iba-ecuador on 28/09/2023.