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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
Bearded Guan Penelope barbata	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan Andigena hypoglauca	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2003	frequent	A1
Jocotoco Antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi	EN	resident	2003	uncommon	A1
Orange-banded Flycatcher Nephelomyias lintoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Masked Saltator Saltator cinctus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Podocarpus	Parque Nacional	3
1999	Tapichalaca	Forest Reserve	100
2010	Podocarpus-El Condor	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	major (>10)
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
not utilised	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tapichalaca Reserve (Reserva Tapichalaca IBA) (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tapichalaca-reserve-(reserva-tapichalaca-iba)-iba-ecuador on 23/11/2024.