Current view: Data table and detailed info
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'):
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)
El Boliche
Área Nacional de Recreación
395
protected area overlaps with site
0
Cotopaxi
Parque Nacional
32,272
protected area overlaps with site
33,393
Habitat (IUCN level 1)
Habitat detail
Extent (% of site)
Forest
Elfin forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest
-
Grassland
Paramo
-
Introduced vegetation
-
Wetlands (inland)
Freshwater lakes and pools
-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)
-
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here .
Land-use
Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation
-
nature conservation and research
-
hunting
-
forestry
-
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Cotopaxi. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-cotopaxi-iba-ecuador on 02/10/2023.