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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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 below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Club Observadores de Aves (COAS) Patagonia Sur - Río Gallegos	2007

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 Areas factsheet: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares y adyacencias (Estancias El Sosiego, La Soledad y Anita). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.