Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | passage | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus | EN | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| White-browed Tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A2 |
| Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A2 |
| Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A1, A2 |
| Yellow-striped Brush-finch Atlapetes citrinellus | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | present | A2 |
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: Cuesta del Totoral. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuesta-del-totoral-iba-argentina on 03/10/2023.
