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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	La Boca-Quinto Piso	Protected Forest (-)	-
1997	Humedal del Yalare	Protected Forest (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	55	Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Mangrove; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	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
Wetlands (inland)	15	Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Riverine floodplains; Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

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 23/12/2024.