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.
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Berlepsch's Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Baudo Guan Penelope ortoni |
EN |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1, A2 |
| Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera |
VU |
resident (2003) |
rare |
A1 |
| Great Curassow Crax rubra |
VU |
resident (2003) |
rare |
A1 |
| Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Choco Poorwill Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Banded Ground-cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus |
VU |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea |
NT |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1 |
| Choco Trogon Trogon comptus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2 |
| Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Five-colored Barbet Capito quinticolor |
NT |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1 |
| Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Choco Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Plumbeous Forest-falcon Micrastur plumbeus |
VU |
resident (2003) |
rare |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus |
CR |
resident (2003) |
rare |
A1 |
| Stub-tailed Antbird Sipia berlepschi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rufous-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma rufopileatum |
LC |
resident (2003) |
rare |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2 |
| Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger |
VU |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1, A2 |
| Black-tipped Cotinga Carpodectes hopkei |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A3 |
| Scarlet-and-white Tanager Chrysothlypis salmoni |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-chested Tanager Bangsia rothschildi |
LC |
resident (2003) |
present |
A2 |
| Blue-whiskered Tanager Tangara johannae |
LC |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi |
VU |
resident (2003) |
uncommon |
A1, A2 |
