Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1999 |
Tapichalaca |
Forest Reserve (-) |
100
|
2010 |
Podocarpus-El Condor
|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) |
3 |
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
major (>10) |
Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest |
Shrubland |
minor (<10) |
Second-growth or disturbed scrub |
Wetlands (inland) |
minor (<10) |
Streams |
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
major (>10) |
not utilised |
major (>10) |
tourism/recreation |
minor (<10) |
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 23/12/2024.