Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap 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 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 Areas factsheet: Monumento Natural Laguna de Los Pozuelos. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.