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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'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ecuadorian Ground-dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Saffron Siskin Spinus siemiradzkii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

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)
Zona Marina Parque Nacional Machalilla	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	14,430	protected area overlaps with site	0
Machalilla	Parque Nacional	58,500	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cantalapiedra	Forest Reserve	320	protected area contained by site	0
Cantagallo - Machalilla	Reserva Marina	142,266	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	-
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub, Arid lowland scrub	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Improved pasture land, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Machalilla y alrededores. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-machalilla-y-alrededores-iba-ecuador on 01/12/2023.