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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
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi	LC	resident	2003	common	A1, A2, A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	resident	2003	abundant	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	abundant	A3
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1
Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	rare	A3
Chestnut-bellied Cotinga Doliornis remseni	NT	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A3
Masked Mountain-tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1, A2, A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	common	A3
Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A2, A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	abundant	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	common	A3

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
1994	Guandera Biological Station	Forest Reserve	-
2017	La Bonita	Area Ecologica de Conservacion	51

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Elfin forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Polylepis woodland	major (>10)
Grassland	Paramo, Second-growth or grazed grasslands	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub, Semihumid/humid montane scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estación Biológica Guandera-Cerro Mongus (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estación-biológica-guandera-cerro-mongus-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.