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Concepción-Chavarría


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
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis NT resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus VU resident (2002) 50-249 birds A1
Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT breeding (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT breeding (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1982 Iberá Reserva Natural Provincial (VI) 64


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Concepción-Chavarría (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/concepción-chavarría-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.