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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Quebracho Crested Tinamou Eudromia formosa	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba	LC	resident	2000	1-500 individuals	A4i
Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys	LC	resident	2000	1-1,500 individuals	A4i
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps	LC	resident	2000	1-780 individuals	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	non-breeding	2000	1-5,200 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident	2000	1-10,000 individuals	A4i
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris	LC	resident	2000	1-500 individuals	A4i
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	NT	passage	2000	22 individuals	A1
Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor	LC	passage	2000	1-25,000 individuals	A4i
Chaco Owl Strix chacoensis	NT	resident	-	present	A3
Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-bodied Woodpecker Hylatomus schulzii	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Black-legged Seriema Chunga burmeisteri	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Crested Gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Crested Hornero Furnarius cristatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Cinereous Black-tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltator multicolor	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-capped Warbling-finch Microspingus melanoleucus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2000	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Laguna Chaco Lodge	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2,500	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical semi-deciduous forest, Tropical semi-evergreen forest	-
Savanna	Savanna	-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Shrubland	Scrub	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lagunas Saladas - Riacho Yacaré. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/03/2021.