AR081
Bolsón de Pipanaco


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
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola LC unknown 2001-2003 present A3
Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas LC unknown 2001-2003 present A3
White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Boulder Finch Idiopsar brachyurus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Red-backed Sierra-finch Ephippiospingus dorsalis LC resident 2001-2003 present A3

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: Bolsón de Pipanaco (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolsón-de-pipanaco-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.