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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Peruvian Pigeon Patagioenas oenops	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Maranon Crescentchest Melanopareia maranonica	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Maranon Spinetail Synallaxis maranonica	CR	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Maranon Wren Pheugopedius sclateri	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Maranon Thrush Turdus maranonicus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Maranon Sparrow Arremon nigriceps	NT	resident	2003	present	A2
Straw-backed Tanager Tangara argyrofenges	VU	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Buff-bellied Tanager Thlypopsis inornata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Second-growth or disturbed scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
not utilised	minor (<10)
military	minor (<10)
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zumba-Chito (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zumba-chito-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.