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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
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Violet-throated Metaltail Metallura baroni	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	EN	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A3
Mouse-colored Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

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
1982	Rio Dudayhuaico	Protected Forest	6
2002	Parque Nacional Cajas	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	93
2003	Cajas	Parque Nacional	90
2013	Macizo del Cajas	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	89

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Paramo	91
Forest	Elfin forest, Polylepis woodland, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	5
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Rivers, Streams	4
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	5
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cajas-Mazán (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cajas-mazán-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.