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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Huashapampa	Protected Forest	-
1999	El Sayo	Protected Forest	-
2000	Servio Aguirre	Protected Forest	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Elfin forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Grassland	Paramo	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.