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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
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Pale-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidiceps	EN	resident (2003)	11–21 pairs	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Yunguilla	Protected Forest (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Urban parks and gardens
Forest	minor (<10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Arid montane scrub; Second-growth or disturbed scrub; Semihumid/humid montane scrub

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
unknown	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yunguilla Reserve (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yunguilla-reserve-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.