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.
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
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 |
