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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 individuals	A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 individuals	A2
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana	VU	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 individuals	A1, A2
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 individuals	A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 breeding pairs	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Lotes 1703-1704-4325-4326-4336-19866	Reserva de Uso Múltiple (VI)	22
2004	Acambuco	Reserva de Flora y Fauna (VI)	6

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Fundación ProYungas para el Desarrollo y la Conservación de las Selvas Subtropicales de Montaña	1999

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Shrubland	-	Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Ephemeral pools and wetlands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Acambuco (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/acambuco-iba-argentina on 13/01/2025.