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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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)

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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 23/12/2024.