Data Zone
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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis | NT | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1, A3 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1 |
| Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis | VU | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1, A3 |
| Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A2, A3 |
| Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A2, A3 |
| Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A2, A3 |
| Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
| White-browed Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora | LC | resident (2001–2003) | present | A3 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aluminé-Moquehue (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aluminé-moquehue-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.