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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2022 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
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus	NT	breeding (2009)	5,024 pairs	A4, B1a, B3a
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata	EN	resident (2017–2019)	14–27 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (2009)	59,543–85,742 pairs	B3b

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bahía Blanca, Bahía Falsa y Bahía Verde	Multiple Use Reserve (-)	100
1998	Bahía Blanca, Bahía Falsa y Bahía Verde	Reserva Natural de Uso Múltiple (VI)	2

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

Name	Year formed
Tellus, Asociación Conservacionista del Sur	1983

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahía Blanca, Bahía Falsa y Bahía Verde (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahía-blanca-bahía-falsa-y-bahía-verde-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.