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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Salvin's Curassow Mitu salvini	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Olive-spotted Hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Cerise-crowned Jacamar Galbula chalcocephala	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2, A3
Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Dugand's Antwren Herpsilochmus dugandi	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Cocha Antshrike Thamnophilus praecox	NT	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Ochre-striped Antpitta Grallaria dignissima	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2, A3
White-lored Antpitta Myrmothera fulviventris	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Orange-crested Manakin Heterocercus aurantiivertex	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Golden-winged Tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus calopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Ecuadorian Cacique Cacicus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (1990) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Pañacocha	Forest Reserve	-
1991	Sacha Lodge	Forest Reserve	-
1999	Cuyabeno	Reserva de Producción de Fauna	6
2017	Complejo de Humedales Cuyabeno Lagartococha Yasuní	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Palm forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, River-edge (river island) forest, Gallery (or Riparian) forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Riverine sand beaches, Streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bajo Napo (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bajo-napo-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.