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 | resident | 2001-2003 | 10-100 individuals | A1 |
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | passage | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus | VU | resident | 2007 | 2-34 individuals | A1 |
Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A2 |
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris | LC | breeding | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A2 |
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
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: El Zurdo. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-zurdo-iba-argentina on 04/12/2023.