Appendix E: Sample selection of indicator species

Example database with indicator species data for pilot site in Villagarzón, Colombia

A sample table of indicator species for our pilot BCP site in Putumayo, Colombia is shown in the table below. And you can copy and use a template for tracking your data:

• 1) Signup for Airtable for free

• 2) Copy the Sample observation database to use for your own BCP

Some easy-to-use public data sources for gathering this data include (but are definitely not limited to):

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

• iNaturalist

Table 11. Species chosen as indicators for biodiversity crediting. Note: Please scroll right for full table.

Name	IUCN category	National threat	CITES level	Home range*	Indicator type**	Ecosystem integrity ratio
Jaguar (Panthera onca)	NT	VU	Appendix I	380	Rar, End, Umb, Key, Emb	1
Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)	VU	VU	Appendix I	150	Rar, End, Umb, Emb	1
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)	VU		Appendix I	150	Rar, End, Umb, Key, Emb	0.9
Black alligator (Melanosuchus niger)		VU	Appendix I	0.13	Rar, End, Key	0.9
Crested eagle (Morphnus guianensis)	NT	NT		17.3	Rar, End	0.9
Mountain tapir (Tapirus terrestris)	VU	CR	Appendix II	16.4	End, Umb	0.9
Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)	EN	EN	Appendix I	24	End, Umb	0.9
Titi monkey (Cebuella pygmaea)	VU			0.5	Rar, End	0.9
Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)	EN		Appendix I	19.5	Rar, End	0.9
Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)	VU	VU	Appendix II	90	End, Umb	0.9
Charapa turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)	VU	EN		420	End, Umb	0.9
Spike (Ocotea quixos)	LC	EN		64	Rar, End	0.9
Cedar (Cedrela Odorata)	VU	EN	Appendix III	615.8	End	0.9
Military macaw (Ara militaris)	VU	VU	Appendix II	125	End	0.9
Giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)	VU	EN	Appendix I	4.5	Rare	0.9
Wattled curassow (Crax globulosa)	EN	EN	Appendix II	0.963	End	0.9
Black-and-chestnut eagle (Morphnus guianensis)	EN	EN		0.5	End	0.5
Yellow pony (Handroanthus serratifolius)	EN			615.8	End	0.5
Ribs (Ampelocera albertiae)	EN			100	End	0.5
Avocado (Persea schiedeana)	EN			615.8	End	0.5
Churuco (Lagothrix lagotricha)	VU	VU		11	End	0.5
Coppery-chested jacamar (Galbula pastazae)	LC	VU		1	End	0.5
Agami heron (Agamia agami)	VU			1250	End	0.5
(Nymphargus siren)	VU			0.4	End	0.5
Gualanday (Jacaranda mimosifolia)	VU			50	End	0.5
White barbi hillock (Tayassu pecari)	VU			200	End	0.5
Solitary eagle (Buteogallus solitarius)	NT	CR		100	End	0.5
Smoked barbecue (Minquartia guianensis)	NT			8	End	0.5
Blue kettle (Aburria aburri)	NT			1	End	0.5
Real toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus ambiguus)	NT			450	End	0.5
Ornate hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus)	NT			4	End	0.5
Mountain cypress (Austrocedrus chilensis)	NT			12.6	End	0.5
(Hemiphractus bubalus)	VU			0.1	End, Edc	0.5
Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)	LC			0.4	Rar, Key	0.4
(Phyllomedusa tarsius)	LC			10	Edc	0.4
(Lithobates palmipes)	LC			0.4	Edc	0.4
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)	LC			0.2	Rar	0.4
Snake 24 (Bothrops atrox)	LC			0.6	Rar	0.4
Black toad snake (Bothrocophias hyoprora)	LC			0.6	Rar	0.4
Blue yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)	LC			15	Rar	0.4
Scarlet macaws (Ara macao)	LC		Appendix I	15	Rar	0.4
Wink (Boa constrictor)	LC		Appendix I	790	Rar	0.4
Acai (Euterpe oleracea)				38.5	Rar	0.4
Ceiba (Ceiba pentandra)	LC			7854	Rar	0.4
Milpeso palm (Oenocarpus bataua)				452.4	Rar	0.4
Wild grape (Pourouma cecropiifolia)	LC			615.8	Rar	0.4

*The unit of measurement for the area of ​​life in the case of the taxa of the kingdom Animalia is presented in Km2 and for those of the kingdom Plantae in m2

** Where Indicator type is abbreviated as rare (Rar), endangered(End), umbrella (Umb), keystone(Key), emblematic(Emb), endemic (Edc)