BirdLife Data Zone

AR004

Monumento Natural Laguna de Los Pozuelos

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
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).

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Grupo de Conservación Flamencos Altoandinos (GCFA)	1996

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

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.