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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
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera	VU	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1
Brown Wood-rail Aramides wolfi	VU	resident (2003)	rare	A1
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	resident (2003)	rare	A1
Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis	LC	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys	NT	resident (2003)	uncommon	A1
Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger	VU	resident (2003)	rare	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Monte Saíno	Forest Reserve (-)	-
2000	Estación Biológica El Congal	Forest Reserve (-)	-
2001	Monte Caimito	Forest Reserve (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; River-edge (river island) forest; Mangrove
Artificial/Terrestrial	36	Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Forestry and agro-industrial plantations; Improved pasture land; Rice paddies; Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers; Streams; Riverine sand beaches

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
agriculture	22
fisheries/aquaculture	2
nature conservation and research	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tonchigüe-Mompiche (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tonchigüe-mompiche-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.