CERULEAN WARBLER CONSERVATION IN EASTERN

Habitat loss and climate change in the Neotropics are key threats to migratory birds.

Deforestation hotspots continue to rapidly emerge along the Andean Foothills in Eastern Ecuador and climate change may promote upslope movements of many bird species, including migratory birds.

Under the current biodiversity and climate change crisis, this project addresses these two key threats over an area of 615,887 acres in Eastern Ecuador, specifically within the Sumaco Galeras National Park and its proposed buffer zone, which includes Narupa reserve (managed by Fundacin Jocotoco) and other private and community reserves.

The region's continuous forests across a broad altitudinal span are a key overwintering site for Cerulean Warblers, among many others.

Jocotoco will 1) acquire and protect 807 acres at Narupa Reserve and 632 acres at Tapichalaca Reserve and achieve their formal protection, 2) continue bird monitoring transects in the Napo Buffer Zone, and 3) conduct community outreach and education.