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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
Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Saffron Siskin Spinus siemiradzkii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

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
1987	Bosque Petrificado de Puyango	Protected Forest	100
2017	Bosques de Paz	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	72

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosque Protector Puyango (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosque-protector-puyango-iba-ecuador on 23/11/2024.