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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Greater Rhea Rhea americana | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
Rhea tarapacensis | NR | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus | EN | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
Steinbach's Canastero Pseudasthenes steinbachi | LC | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Talampaya | Parque Nacional | 215,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 215,000 |
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 275,369 | protected area overlaps with site | 215,000 |
Ischigualasto | Parque Provincial | 62,916 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Talampaya. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-talampaya-iba-argentina on 07/12/2023.