Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | non-breeding | 2015-2019 | 18-95 individuals | B1a |
| Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus | NT | resident | 2015-2019 | 6-380 individuals | B1a |
| Grey Gull Larus modestus | LC | non-breeding | 2015-2019 | 30-991 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | non-breeding | 2015-2019 | 25-176 individuals | B1a |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2019).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | favourable | very high | low |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humedal de Reloca | Santuario de la Naturaleza | 394 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Federico Albert | Reserva Forestal | 145 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced vegetation | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers | - |
| Shrubland | Scrub | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| not utilised | - |
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Laguna Reloca. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santuario-de-la-naturaleza-humedal-laguna-reloca-iba-chile on 03/12/2023.
