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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
Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Galapagos Rail Laterallus spilonota	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2, A4i
Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops	LC	resident (2003)	present	A4i
Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia	CR	resident (2003)	present	A1, A4ii
Galapagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Galapagos Mockingbird Mimus parvulus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Green Warbler-finch Certhidea olivacea	VU	resident (2003)	present	A2
Vegetarian Finch Platyspiza crassirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Large Tree-finch Geospiza psittacula	VU	resident (2003)	present	A2
Small Tree-finch Geospiza parvula	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Woodpecker Finch Geospiza pallida	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Small Ground-finch Geospiza fuliginosa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Medium Ground-finch Geospiza fortis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Large Ground-finch Geospiza magnirostris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Galápagos Islands	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
1984	Archipielágo de Colón (Galápagos)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	73

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tierras altas de Santa Cruz (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tierras-altas-de-santa-cruz-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.