La Tagua (14644)
Ecuador, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b
Year of last assessment: 2023
National site name: La Tagua
Central coordinates: Latitude: -3.9595, Longitude: -80.1664
System: terrestrial, freshwater
Elevation (m): 250 to 1190
Area of KBA (km2): 97.44474
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This KBA is located on the borders with Peru in the tumbesian - dry forest region (southwest Ecuador). This region is a mosaic of agricultural areas and characteristic vegetation of the tumbesian landscapes as follows: seasonal foothill evergreen forest, lowland deciduous forests and semi-deciduous foothill forests. The altitudinal range goes from 250 to 1190m.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. A globally vulnerable and endemic tumbesian species, Synallaxis tithys meets the KBA criterion (A1b)
Additional biodiversity: Puma concolor and tens of tumbesian endemic and threatened birds that did not meet the KBA criteria, like: Pseudastur occidentalis.
Manageability of the site: More than the 80% of the KBA is a conservation and sustainable use area designated and administrated by the Municipality of Puyango.
Other site values: NA
Delineation rationale: This KBA cover more native vegetation and records of trigger species. New limits are: on west the borders with Peru. On south the agricultural lands and the road to El Limo. On east and northeast agricultural lands of Las Huacas.
Habitats
Land use:
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 60 | Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | Ongoing |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Small-holder farming | Ongoing |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Ongoing | |
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases | Named species | Ongoing |
Additional information
Contributors: Expert ornithologists and birders that participate of the KBA workshop on birds (February, 2023).