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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
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

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 popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area 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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Territorio indígena Shuar	- (-)	-
-	El Quimi	Biological Reserve (-)	-
-	El Zarza	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (-)	-
2001	Parque El Cóndor	- (-)	3

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

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 23/12/2024.