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Costa sur de Arica


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Grey Gull Larus modestus LC non-breeding (2008) 4,000 birds A4i
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan LC non-breeding (2001) min 10,000 birds A4i
Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri LC non-breeding (2001) 50–800 birds A4i
Inca Tern Larosterna inca NT breeding (2008) 100 birds A1
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans NT non-breeding (2008) 700 birds A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2015 moderate low low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal - good (>90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Costa sur de Arica (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/costa-sur-de-arica-iba-chile on 05/12/2024.