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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
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A4ii
Lava Gull Larus fuliginosus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A4i
Galapagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Galapagos Mockingbird Mimus parvulus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Small Ground-finch Geospiza fuliginosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Medium Ground-finch Geospiza fortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Large Ground-finch Geospiza magnirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Common Cactus-finch Geospiza scandens	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
1978	Galápagos Islands	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
1984	Archipielágo de Colón (Galápagos)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1996	Galápagos	Parque Nacional	100
1998	Galápagos	Reserva Marina	100
2002	Humedales del Sur de Isabela	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humedales del Sur de Isabela (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humedales-del-sur-de-isabela-iba-ecuador on 25/11/2024.