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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
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Tumbes Hummingbird Thaumasius baeri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
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
Chapman's Antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae	LC	resident	2003	present	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
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus	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-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes albiceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Drab Seedeater Sporophila simplex	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Cinereous Finch Piezorina cinerea	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
2001	Reserva Natural Tumbesia Laipuna	Forest Reserve	-
2017	Bosques de Paz	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	50

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest	80
Grassland	Second-growth or grazed grasslands	10
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub, Semihumid/humid montane scrub	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
not utilised	20
nature conservation and research	10
unknown	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cañón del río Catamayo (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cañón-del-río-catamayo-iba-ecuador on 23/11/2024.