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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
Bearded Guan Penelope barbata	NT	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A2, A3
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Neblina Metaltail Metallura odomae	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A3
Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A3
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa	LC	resident (2003)	rare	A2, A3
Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis	NT	resident (2003)	frequent	A1
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Cinnamon Screech-owl Megascops petersoni	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A2, A3
Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A1
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	EN	resident (2003)	rare	A1, A2, A3
White-necked Parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus	VU	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1
White-streaked Antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Jocotoco Antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
White-bellied Antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana	NT	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Mouse-colored Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A2, A3
Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2
Spectacled Prickletail Siptornis striaticollis	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Chestnut-bellied Cotinga Doliornis remseni	NT	resident (2003)	rare	A1, A2, A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A2
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A3
Masked Mountain-tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei	VU	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident (2003)	common	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident (2003)	frequent	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Estación Científica San Francisco	Forest Reserve (-)	1
2010	Podocarpus-El Condor	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	87

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Elfin forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; River-edge (river island) forest
Grassland	major (>10)	Paramo; Second-growth or grazed grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Arable land; Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Second-growth or disturbed scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps; Rivers; Streams

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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