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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 pennata	NR	breeding	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps	LC	passage	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A3
White-headed Steamerduck Tachyeres leucocephalus	VU	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	LC	breeding	1993-2003	43,900-105,500 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis	NT	passage	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	1994-2006	1,300-10,000 individuals	A4i
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris	LC	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A3
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata	EN	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2003-2004	50,000-99,999 breeding pairs	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)
Valdés	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	2,137,900	protected area contains site	0
Punta Pirámides	Reserva Natural Turística	132	protected area overlaps with site	0
Punta Delgada	Reserva Natural Turística	2,829	protected area overlaps with site	0
Punta Buenos Aires	Reserva Natural de la Defensa	7,500	protected area contained by site	0
Península Valdés	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	360,000	protected area overlaps with site	384,836
Península de Valdés	Reserva Natural Turistica	840,000	protected area contained by site	360,000
Isla de los Pájaros	Reserva Natural Turística	23	protected area overlaps with site	0
Humedales de Península Valdés	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	42,695	protected area overlaps with site	42,695
Golfo San José	Reserva Natural Turística	136,000	protected area contained by site	0
Caleta Valdés	Touristic Provincial Reserve	10,000	protected area contained by site	10,000
Caleta Valdés	Reserva Natural Turística	10,000	protected area overlaps with site	0

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

Name	Year formed
Yorio-Quintana / Equipo de trabajo CENPAT	0

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sistema Península de Valdés. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sistema-península-de-valdés-iba-argentina on 01/10/2023.