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Isla de la Plata


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi VU resident (2003) present A1
Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata CR breeding (2003) 20–28 birds A1
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens LC resident (2003) present A4ii
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii LC resident (2003) present A4ii
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana LC passage (2003) present A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (-) 20,000-49,999 birds A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland major (>10) Arid lowland scrub; Second-growth or disturbed scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)
Marine Neritic minor (<10)

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla de la Plata (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-de-la-plata-iba-ecuador on 22/12/2024.