AR230
San Antonio Oeste


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Rhea pennata NR resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT resident 2001-2003 400 individuals A1
Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus LC non-breeding 2001-2003 3,000-5,000 individuals A4i
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica LC non-breeding 2001-2003 800 individuals A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus NT non-breeding 2001-2004 7,500-15,000 individuals A4i
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis LC non-breeding 2001-2003 7,000-30,000 individuals A4i
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata EN resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a non-breeding 2001-2003 20,000-49,999 individuals A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Bahía de San Antonio Paisaje Protegido 80,856 protected area overlaps with site 0

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name Year formed
Fundación Inalafquen 1989
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Antonio Oeste. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/19408 on 28/05/2023.