Data Zone
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 | breeding | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba | LC | breeding | 2001-2003 | 250-999 individuals | A4i |
| Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis | VU | passage | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides | LC | breeding | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
| Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
| Dinelli's Doradito Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana | NT | breeding | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
| Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis | NT | breeding | 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.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bañados del Río Saladillo (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bañados-del-río-saladillo-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.