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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
Salvin's Curassow Mitu salvini	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Threnetes niger	NR	resident (2003)	present	A3
Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Cerise-crowned Jacamar Galbula chalcocephala	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Dugand's Antwren Herpsilochmus dugandi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Ochre-striped Antpitta Grallaria dignissima	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-lored Antpitta Myrmothera fulviventris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Golden-winged Tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus calopterus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Olive-chested Flycatcher Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Ecuadorian Cacique Cacicus sclateri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Fulvous Shrike-tanager Lanio fulvus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Reserva Jatun Sacha	Forest Reserve (-)	-
1995	Selva Viva	Forest Reserve (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Gallery (or Riparian) forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Improved pasture land
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers; Riverine sand beaches; Streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arajuno-Alto Napo (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arajuno-alto-napo-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.