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


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
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1986 Laguna La Felipa Reserva Natural de Fauna 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 22/11/2024.