Ecuador

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

Freile, J.F. and Santander, T. (eds) (2005) Ãreas Importantes para la ConservaciÃ³n de las Aves en Ecuador [Important Bird Areas in Ecuador]. Quito: Aves y ConservaciÃ³n (CorporaciÃ³n OrnitiolÃ³gica del Ecuador), BirdLife International, ConservaciÃ³n Internacional y Ministerio del Ambiente de Ecuador. [In Spanish]
YÃ©pez, I., Devenish, C. and Clay, R. P. (2010) Important Bird Areas in the Amazon Basin. Quito: BirdLife International Americas Secretariat.
BirdLife International and Conservation International (2005) Ãreas Importantes para la ConservaciÃ³n de las Aves en los Andes Tropicales: sitios prioritarios para la conservacÃon de la biodiversidad [Important Bird Areas in the Tropical Andes: priority sites for biodiversity conservation]. Quito: BirdLife International. [In Spanish]

Ecuador at a glance

Land area

283,561 km²

BirdLife Partner

Aves y Conservacion / Fundación Jocotoco

Species
Total number of birds	1,626
Globally threatened birds	78
Country endemics	42
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	107
Total IBA area	76,779 km²
IBA area as % of land area	27%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	9

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Ecuador. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/ecuador on 22/12/2024.