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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident	2003	present	A2
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys	VU	resident	2003	present	A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Cerro Seco	Forest Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub, Second-growth or disturbed scrub	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Geothermal springs, Streams	minor (<10)
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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