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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
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl Glaucidium nubicola	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena laminirostris	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Esmeraldas Antbird Sipia nigricauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Antpitta Grallaria gigantea	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	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	present	A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Tanager Habia stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Cuenca Alta del Rio Guayllabamba	Protected Forest	53
1989	Maquipucuna	Protected Forest	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	86
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	11
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	83
agriculture	17
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maquipucuna-Río Guayllabamba (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maquipucuna-río-guayllabamba-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.