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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri	LC	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl Glaucidium nubicola	VU	resident	2003	rare	A1, A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena laminirostris	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Giant Antpitta Grallaria gigantea	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	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
Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	present	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 (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Fundación Loro Parque	-	-
-	Zoological Society for Conservation of Species and Populations	-	-
-	Bosque Integral Otonga	Forest Reserve	1
-	Reserva Forestal Río Lelia	Forest Reserve	3
-	Fonds für Bedrohten Papagaien	Biological Reserve	-
1996	Los Ilinizas	Reserva Ecológica	68
1996	Ilinizas	Ecological Reserve	99

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	major (>10)
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas y alrededores (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-ecológica-los-illinizas-y-alrededores-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.