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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	present	A1
Dark-backed Wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl Glaucidium nubicola	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Choco Trogon Trogon comptus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena laminirostris	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Esmeraldas Antbird Sipia nigricauda	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
Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Narino Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Spillmann's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pacific Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes johnsoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra	NT	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Tanager Habia stolzmanni	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chinned Mountain-tanager Anisognathus notabilis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Glistening-green Tanager Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-throated Tanager Tangara rufigula	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	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
-	Reserva Natural y Hacienda La Hesperia	Forest Reserve	-
1942	Hacienda Tinalandia	Forest Reserve	-
1984	Río Guajalito	Forest Reserve	-
1987	Toachi-Pilatón	Protected Forest	-
1993	Río Guajalito	Protected Forest	-
1996	Los Ilinizas	Reserva Ecológica	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Urban parks and gardens, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Streams, Artificial wetlands, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Riverine sand beaches, Rivers	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Río Toachi-Chiriboga (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/río-toachi-chiriboga-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.