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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
White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Little Sunangel Heliangelus micraster	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Cinnamon Screech-owl Megascops petersoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Greater Scythebill Drymotoxeres pucheranii	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Mouse-colored Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Agile Tit-tyrant Uromyias agilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-rimmed Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Masked Mountain-tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-backed Bush Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, 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
2018	Rio Negro Sopladora	Parque Nacional	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Polylepis woodland, Elfin forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Grassland	Paramo	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Rivers, Streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montañas de Zapote-Najda (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montañas-de-zapote-najda-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.