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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (1990–2010)	500 birds	A1
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	winter (1990–2010)	800 birds	A4i
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica	VU	winter (2008)	4,500 birds	A4i

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Intertidal	-	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahía de Quinchao (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahía-de-quinchao-iba-chile on 23/12/2024.