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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
Salvin's Curassow Mitu salvini	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Threnetes niger	NR	resident	2003	present	A3
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Cerise-crowned Jacamar Galbula chalcocephala	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dugand's Antwren Herpsilochmus dugandi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ancient Antwren Herpsilochmus gentryi	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Ochre-striped Antpitta Grallaria dignissima	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-lored Antpitta Myrmothera fulviventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-winged Tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus calopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parvus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ecuadorian Cacique Cacicus sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (1990) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Palm forest, River-edge (river island) forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, White sand forest	85
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Riverine sand beaches, Rivers, Riverine floodplains, Streams	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Improved pasture land, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
military	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Territorio Achuar (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/territorio-achuar-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.