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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
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

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
2017	Bosques de Paz	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	major (>10)
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.