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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
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Banded Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Brown Wood-rail Aramides wolfi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Choco Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Plumbeous Forest-falcon Micrastur plumbeus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Stub-tailed Antbird Sipia berlepschi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3

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
1994	Estación Biológica Bilsa	Forest Reserve	3
1996	Mache Chindul	Reserva Ecológica	100
2002	Laguna de Cube	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mache Chindul Ecological Reserve and surrouding areas (Reserva Ecológica Mache-Chindul IBA) (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mache-chindul-ecological-reserve-and-surrouding-areas-(reserva-ecológica-mache-chindul-iba)-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.