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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	rare	A1, A2, A3
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident	2003	rare	A2, A3
Rufous-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma rufopileatum	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A2
Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Pacific Flatbill Rhynchocyclus pacificus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2, A3
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris	LC	resident	2003	common	A2, A3
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	LC	resident	2003	rare	A2, A3
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	present	A2
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident	2003	frequent	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
1970	Centro Científico Río Palenque	Forest Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves	50
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	50
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
agriculture	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Centro Científico Río Palenque (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/centro-científico-río-palenque-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.