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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Violet-throated Metaltail Metallura baroni	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Mouse-colored Thistletail Asthenes griseomurina	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Sunsun - Yanasacha	Protected Forest (-)	-
1985	Yanuncay - Irquis	Protected Forest (-)	-
2013	Macizo del Cajas	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Improved pasture land
Forest	major (>10)	Elfin forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Grassland	major (>10)	Paramo
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Semihumid/humid montane scrub

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-
water management	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yanuncay-Yanasacha (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yanuncay-yanasacha-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.