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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
Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Banded Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Choco Trogon Trogon comptus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena laminirostris	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Margarornis stellatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Los Cedros	Protected Forest	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque Protector Los Cedros (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-protector-los-cedros-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.