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Barra Concepción


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT passage 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A2
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Grupo Alejandro Bodrati y guardaparques provinciales 0
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barra Concepción (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barra-concepción-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.