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Parque Nacional Talampaya


IBA Justification

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
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).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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.