BirdLife International has called for immediate conservation action to protect the Tumbesian Endemic Bird Area, a region located in west Ecuador and north-west Peru. The area, once covered by a continuous stretch of deciduous dry forest, has suffered greatly from deforestation and habitat fragmentation.

Of the more than 800 bird species that inhabit the Tumbesian region, 82 are endemic. Of the 82 endemic species, eight species are endangered. They include:

• Grey-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhopterus)
• Blackish-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis tithys)
• Slaty Becard (Pachyramphus spodiurus)
• Peruvian Plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii)
• Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi)
• Ochre-fronted Antpitta (Grallaricula ochraceifrons)
• Marvellous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)
• White-winged Guan (Penelope albipennis)

Find out more: Efforts Launched to Protect Peru's 'Forgotten' Forests (BirdLife International)

Photo © BirdLife International. Peruvian Plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii).