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Comodoro Rivadavia


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
Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides LC resident (2001–2007) 1,000-2,499 birds A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT non-breeding (2001–2007) 50-249 birds A1
Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi NT resident (2001–2007) < 50 birds A1
Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus LC non-breeding (2001–2007) 1,000-2,499 birds A4i
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus LC resident (2001–2007) 2,500-9,999 birds A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Punta del Márquez Reserva Natural Turística y de Investigación Biológica (IV) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/comodoro-rivadavia-iba-argentina on 25/12/2024.