The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List1 |
Season |
Year(s) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Bearded Guan Penelope barbata |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2 |
White-winged Guan Penelope albipennis |
EN |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris |
VU |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2 |
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2 |
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1 |
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla ruficollis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2 |
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus |
NT |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Grey-and-white Tyrannulet Pseudelaenia leucospodia |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus |
LC |
resident |
2008 |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Tumbes Sparrow Rhynchospiza stolzmanni |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
White-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes albiceps |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
Cinereous Finch Piezorina cinerea |
LC |
resident |
2003 |
present |
A2, A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
1.