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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
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A2, A3
Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Choco Trogon Trogon comptus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident (2003)	common	A1, A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Plumbeous Forest-falcon Micrastur plumbeus	VU	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Rufous-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma rufopileatum	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta	LC	resident (2003)	rare	A2, A3
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A2
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra	NT	resident (2003)	common	A2, A3
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident (2003)	abundant	A2, A3
Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephalus	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Yellow-green Tanager Bangsia flavovirens	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3
Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Milpe-Pachijal	Protected Forest (-)	-

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Los Bancos - Milpe	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Improved pasture land; Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Forest	major (>10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Los Bancos - Milpe (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/los-bancos--milpe-iba-ecuador on 22/12/2024.