AR029
Sierra de Santa Victoria


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
Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
White-tailed Shrike-tyrant Agriornis albicauda VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii VU resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1

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



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra de Santa Victoria. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-de-santa-victoria-iba-argentina on 03/10/2023.