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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bearded Guan Penelope barbata	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Huashapampa	Protected Forest (-)	-
1999	El Sayo	Protected Forest (-)	-
2000	Servio Aguirre	Protected Forest (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Elfin forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Improved pasture land; Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Grassland	minor (<10)	Paramo
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Semihumid/humid montane scrub

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Acanamá-Guashapamba-Aguirre (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/acanamá-guashapamba-aguirre-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.