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Parque Nacional Machalilla y alrededores


IBA Justification

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.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus NT resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi LC resident (2003) present A2
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus NT resident (2003) present A1
Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis VU resident (2003) present A1, A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis LC resident (2003) present A1
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys NT resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi NT resident (2003) present A2, A3
Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus LC resident (2003) present A3
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus NT resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis NT resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus VU resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus LC resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus NT resident (2003) present A1
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Saffron Siskin Spinus siemiradzkii LC resident (2003) present A1, A2, A3
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri LC resident (2003) present A2, A3
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus LC resident (2003) present A2, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Cantalapiedra Forest Reserve (-) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical deciduous forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)
Shrubland minor (<10) Second-growth or disturbed scrub; Arid lowland scrub
Wetlands (inland) minor (<10) Rivers; Streams
Artificial/Terrestrial - Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Improved pasture land; Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation major (>10)
nature conservation and research major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture minor (<10)
agriculture minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Machalilla y alrededores (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-machalilla-y-alrededores-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.