Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor | LC | resident (1990) | 30,000 birds | A4i |
| Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | resident (1990) | 20,000-49,999 birds | A4iii |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | Rice paddies; Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Perennial crops, orchards, groves |
| Forest | minor (<10) | Mangrove |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) | |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) | Second-growth or disturbed scrub |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | major (>10) |
| fisheries/aquaculture | minor (<10) |
| rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
| hunting | minor (<10) |
| not utilised | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ciénagas de Guayaquil (Ecuador). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ciénagas-de-guayaquil-iba-ecuador on 26/12/2024.