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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
El Oro Parakeet Pyrrhura orcesi	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Ecuadorian Tapaculo Scytalopus robbinsi	EN	breeding	-	present	A1, A2
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Molleturo-Mullopungo	Protected Forest	-
-	Manta Real	Forest Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	90
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque Protector Molleturo Mullopungo (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-protector-molleturo-mullopungo-iba-ecuador on 24/11/2024.