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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)	frequent	A1
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Cerro Mutiles	Forest Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Urban parks and gardens

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
not utilised	major (>10)
hunting	-

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