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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1983 |
Sangay National Park
|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) |
9 |
2002 |
Corredor Ecológico Llanganates-Sangay |
- (-) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
71 |
Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
14 |
Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Urban parks and gardens; Improved pasture land |
Grassland |
1 |
Paramo |
Shrubland |
1 |
Second-growth or disturbed scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub |
Wetlands (inland) |
1 |
Streams; Rivers |
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
71 |
agriculture |
14 |
not utilised |
13 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Corredor Ecológico Llanganates-Sangay (Ecuador). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/corredor-ecológico-llanganates-sangay-iba-ecuador on 12/01/2025.