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Río Toachi-Chiriboga


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of 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 (-) -

Habitats

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

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Río Toachi-Chiriboga (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/río-toachi-chiriboga-iba-ecuador on 12/01/2025.