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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
Berlepsch's Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni	EN	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Banded Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Choco Trogon Trogon comptus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Five-colored Barbet Capito quinticolor	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Choco Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Plumbeous Forest-falcon Micrastur plumbeus	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	resident	2003	rare	A1
Stub-tailed Antbird Sipia berlepschi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma rufopileatum	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2
Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Golden-chested Tanager Bangsia rothschildi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Scarlet-and-white Tanager Chrysothlypis salmoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2017	Cotacachi Cayapas	Reserva Ecológica	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	20
Wetlands (inland)	Streams, Rivers	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	70
agriculture	20
tourism/recreation	5
fisheries/aquaculture	3
hunting	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cayapas-Santiago-Wimbí (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cayapas-santiago-wimbí-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.