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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
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Little Sunangel Heliangelus micraster	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Cinnamon Screech-owl Megascops petersoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Plum-crowned Parrot Pionus tumultuosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-necked Parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Mouse-colored Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Red-billed Tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Sharpe's Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bar-winged Wood-wren Henicorhina leucoptera	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Maranon Thrush Turdus maranonicus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orange-throated Tanager Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

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	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	El Zarza	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	-
-	El Quimi	Biological Reserve	-
-	Territorio indígena Shuar	-	-
1999	El Cóndor	Reserva Biológica	1
2001	Parque El Cóndor	-	3
2006	El Quimi	Reserva Biológica	3
2011	El Zarza	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Elfin forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Palm forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		minor (<10)
Grassland	Paramo	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams, Riverine floodplains, Freshwater marshes/swamps	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
military	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cordillera del Cóndor (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cordillera-del-cóndor-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.