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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
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident (2003)	present	A2
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris	VU	resident (2003)	present	A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Chapman's Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Tumbes Sparrow Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Black-cowled Saltator Saltator nigriceps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2017	Bosques de Paz	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground
Forest	minor (<10)	Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical deciduous forest
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Arid lowland scrub

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Catacocha (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/catacocha-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.