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 |
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Rhea pennata | NR | breeding | 2007 | 1,000-2,499 individuals | A1 |
Patagonian Tinamou Tinamotis ingoufi | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis | NT | resident | 2007 | 250-999 individuals | A1, A3, A4i |
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | resident | 2007 | 1,000-2,499 individuals | A1 |
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A2, A3 |
Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus | VU | resident | 2007 | 10-43 individuals | A1 |
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | breeding | 2007 | 250-999 individuals | A1 |
Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A2, A3 |
Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica | LC | breeding | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A2, A3 |
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
White-browed Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris | LC | breeding | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A2, A3 |
Patagonian Yellow-finch Sicalis lebruni | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A2, A3 |
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) |
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Península de Magallanes | Parque y Reserva Provincial | 45,788 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Los Glaciares National Park | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 445,900 | protected area overlaps with site | 622,342 |
Los Glaciares | Parque Nacional | 538,550 | protected area overlaps with site | 539,300 |
Los Glaciares | Reserva Nacional | 188,377 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
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Club Observadores de Aves (COAS) Patagonia Sur - Río Gallegos | 2007 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares y adyacencias (Estancias El Sosiego, La Soledad y Anita). Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-los-glaciares-y-adyacencias-(estancias-el-sosiego-la-soledad-y-anita)-iba-argentina on 04/12/2023.