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Chancaní y Sierras de Pocho


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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN winter (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Black-bodied Woodpecker Hylatomus schulzii NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2018 Traslasierra Parque Nacional (II) 7


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chancaní y Sierras de Pocho (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chancaní-y-sierras-de-pocho-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.