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Isla Floreana


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
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1978 Galápagos Islands World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100
1984 Archipielágo de Colón (Galápagos) UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Mangrove


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 22/12/2024.