The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Greater Rhea Rhea americana | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A1 |
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis | NT | passage | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
Pampas Meadowlark Leistes defilippii | VU | breeding | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata | EN | breeding | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Caldenal del Sudoeste de Buenos Aires. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/caldenal-del-sudoeste-de-buenos-aires-iba-argentina on 28/09/2023.