AR189
Victorica


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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2001-2003 250-999 individuals A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT resident 2001-2005 250-999 individuals A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident 2001-2003 5-10 individuals A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata EN breeding 2001-2003 250-999 individuals A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).


Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Grupo Maceda / Bruno 0
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Victorica. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/victorica-iba-argentina on 03/12/2023.