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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	breeding (2003)	4,000 birds	A4i
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4ii
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4ii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Isla Santa Clara	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Arid lowland scrub

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Santa Clara (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-santa-clara-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.