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Isla Floreana


IBA Justification

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
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus LC resident 2003 present A4ii
Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis NT resident 2003 present A2
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus EN resident 2003 present A1
Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia CR resident 2003 present A1, A4ii
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni LC resident 2003 present A4ii
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii LC resident 2003 present A4ii
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana LC resident 2003 present A4i
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus LC resident 2003 present A4i
Lava Gull Larus fuliginosus VU resident 2003 present A1
Galapagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris LC resident 2003 present A2
Grey Warbler-finch Certhidea fusca LC resident 2003 present A2
Vegetarian Finch Platyspiza crassirostris LC resident 2003 present A2
Large Tree-finch Geospiza psittacula VU resident 2003 present A2
Medium Tree-finch Geospiza pauper CR resident 2003 present A1, A2
Small Tree-finch Geospiza parvula 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
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.


IBA Protection

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

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mangrove -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Floreana (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-floreana-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.