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Isla Santay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys NT resident 2003 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2000 Isla Santay Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100
2010 Isla Santay Área Nacional de Recreación 94

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mangrove, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest 48
Grassland Low, seasonally wet grassland 32
Artificial/Terrestrial Improved pasture land 11
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub 5
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)
Marine Neritic minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland) Riverine floodplains minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture major (>10)
agriculture minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland minor (<10)
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Santay (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-santay-iba-ecuador on 23/11/2024.