Desembocadura del Río Gallegos (Argentina)

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Desembocadura del Río Gallegos

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi	CR	non-breeding	2017	41 individuals	A1, A4, B3a
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis	VU	non-breeding	2021	78 individuals	A4, B1a, B3a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2001	Aves Migratorias	Reserva Provincial	15

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Club Observadores de Aves (COAS) Patagonia Sur - Río Gallegos	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desembocadura del Río Gallegos (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desembocadura-del-río-gallegos-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.