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Quebrada de las Conchas


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
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident 2001-2003 1 individuals A1

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)
Quebrada de Cafayate Reserva Natural Manejada 25,874 protected area overlaps with site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quebrada de las Conchas. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quebrada-de-las-conchas-iba-argentina on 30/11/2023.