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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
Black Tinamou Tinamus osgoodi	VU	resident	2003	common	A1
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident	2003	common	A1
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1, A2
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus	NT	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	LC	resident	2003	common	A1
Foothill Elaenia Myiopagis olallai	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (1990) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Cofán Bermejo	Reserva Ecológica	69
2002	Cofán-Bermejo	Ecological Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Elfin forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, River-edge (river island) forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Grassland	Paramo	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Ecológica Cofán-Bermejo (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-ecológica-cofán-bermejo-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.