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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2020

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides	LC	resident	2008	2,109 individuals	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2008	1,759 individuals	A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	breeding	2016-2020	435-1,366 individuals	B1a
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	unknown	2008	2,819 individuals	A1, A4i
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident	2016-2020	147-1,742 individuals	A1
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	unknown	2008	208 individuals	A1
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	resident	2016-2020	54-1,793 individuals	A4, B1a
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta	NT	resident	2008	782 individuals	A1, A4i
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta	NT	resident	2016-2020	436-896 individuals	A4, B1a, B3a
Creamy-rumped Miner Geositta isabellina	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Black-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis	LC	breeding	2008	present	A3
Greater Yellow-finch Sicalis auriventris	LC	resident	2008	present	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Geological events	avalanches/landslides	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)		60560	60490	-	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Nevado Tres Cruces	Parque Nacional	59,082	protected area overlaps with site	0
Complejo Lacustre Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	62,460	protected area overlaps with site	49,900

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/24708 on 03/06/2023.