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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Rhea tarapacensis | NR | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 10,000-19,999 individuals | A1, A4i |
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | 2,500-9,999 individuals | A1, A4i |
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 2,500-9,999 individuals | A1, A4i |
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta | NT | breeding | 2001-2003 | 50-249 breeding pairs | A1, A4i |
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus | LC | breeding | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A4i |
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | resident | 2001-2003 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Laguna de los Pozuelos - Zona de amortiguamiento/Laguna de los Pozuelos - Zona núcleo | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 380,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Laguna de los Pozuelos - Zona de amortiguamiento/Laguna de los Pozuelos - Zona núcleo | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 380,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Laguna de los Pozuelos | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 16,224 | protected area overlaps with site | 14,500 |
Laguna de los Pozuelos | Monumento Natural | 16,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 14,500 |
The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
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Grupo de Conservación Flamencos Altoandinos (GCFA) | 1996 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monumento Natural Laguna de Los Pozuelos. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monumento-natural-laguna-de-los-pozuelos-iba-argentina on 30/09/2023.