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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1
Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi	LC	resident	2003	rare	A1
Brown Wood-rail Aramides wolfi	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	NT	resident	2003	rare	A1
Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	La Boca-Quinto Piso	Protected Forest	-
1997	Humedal del Yalare	Protected Forest	-
2003	Reserva Ecológica de Manglares Cayapas-Mataje	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	64
2004	Manglares Cayapas Mataje	Reserva Ecológica	66

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Mangrove, Second-growth or disturbed forest	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Urban and industrial areas, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	30
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Riverine floodplains, Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps	15
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	80
hunting	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mataje-Cayapas-Santiago (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mataje-cayapas-santiago-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.