Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba | LC | resident | 2008 | 250-4,600 individuals | A4i |
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus | LC | resident | 2008 | 1,000-3,000 individuals | A4i |
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | non-breeding | 1994-2008 | 50-300 individuals | A1 |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis | NT | winter | 2007-2008 | 2,500-9,999 individuals | A1, A4i |
Straight-billed Reedhaunter Limnoctites rectirostris | NT | resident | 2006-2007 | 90 individuals | A1, A2 |
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus | VU | resident | 2006-2008 | 90 individuals | A1 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 2006-2008 | 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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Lagunas de José Ignacio, Garzón y Rocha | Area de Uso Múltiple | 15,250 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Laguna de Rocha | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 10,933 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laguna de Rocha | Paisaje Protegido | 34,295 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Laguna de Rocha | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 10,933 | protected area contained by site | 10,933 |
Lacustre | National Park | 15,250 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Humedales del Este | Other Area | 260,000 | protected area contains site | 16,450 |
Bañados del Este y Franja Costera | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1,245,750 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Bañados del Este | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 200,000 | protected area contains site | 16,450 |
The local conservation groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
---|---|
Sociedad de Amigos de la Laguna de Rocha | 2003 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Campo grassland | - |
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rocha Lagoon. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.