BirdLife Data Zone

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Sistema Quetalmahue, Quilo y Mar Brava

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2021

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2012-2019	min 191 individuals	B1a
Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi	NT	resident	2016-2021	850 individuals	A4, B1a, B3a
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	non-breeding	2008	min 400 individuals	B3a
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica	LC	non-breeding	2016-2021	800-1,500 individuals	A4, B3a

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

IBA Monitoring

Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment	Threat score (pressure)	Condition score (state)	Action score (response)
2015	high	unfavourable	negligible
Was the whole site covered?	Yes	State assessed by	Habitat
Accuracy of information	medium

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Grassland		225	225	-	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		124	124	-	good (> 90%)	favourable
Marine Intertidal		225	225	-	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sistema Quetalmahue, Quilo y Mar Brava. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.