Key Biodiversity Areas

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Cotopaxi National Park and El Boliche (14555)
Ecuador, South America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesOreotrochilus chimborazoEcuadorian HillstarLC2024B2link-icon
AvesPhalcoboenus carunculatusCarunculated CaracaraLC2024B2link-icon
AvesCinclodes excelsiorStout-billed CinclodesLC2024B2link-icon
AvesMuscisaxicola alpinusPlain-capped Ground-tyrantLC2024B2link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Cotopaxi National Park and El Boliche. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Jan 17, 2026.