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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
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1, A2
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris	VU	resident (2003)	rare	A2
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident (2003)	rare	A2
Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl Glaucidium nubicola	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A3
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis	VU	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1, A2
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident (2003)	rare	A1
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
El Oro Parakeet Pyrrhura orcesi	EN	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident (2003)	frequent	A1, A2
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans	LC	resident (2003)	rare	A2
Ecuadorian Tapaculo Scytalopus robbinsi	EN	breeding (-)	uncommon	A1, A2
Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus	NT	resident (2003)	frequent	A1
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri	LC	resident (2003)	common	A2
Three-banded Warbler Basileuterus trifasciatus	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A2
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Buenaventura	Cloud Forest Site (UA)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	90	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Shrubland	10	Second-growth or disturbed scrub

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Buenaventura (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-buenaventura-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.