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Bañados del Arroyo Chucul y Reserva Natural de Fauna Laguna La Felipa


IBA Justification

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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1986 Laguna La Felipa Reserva Natural de Fauna (VI) 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bañados del Arroyo Chucul y Reserva Natural de Fauna Laguna La Felipa (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bañados-del-arroyo-chucul-y-reserva-natural-de-fauna-laguna-la-felipa-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.