Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus | NT | non-breeding (2010) | 200–500 birds | A1 |
| Black Skimmer Rynchops niger | LC | non-breeding (2016–2020) | 500–4,920 birds | A4 |
| Black Skimmer Rynchops niger | LC | non-breeding (2010) | 4,200 birds | A4i |
| Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan | LC | non-breeding (2010) | 50,000 birds | A4i |
| Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | non-breeding (2010) | 3,000 birds | A1, A4i |
| Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | non-breeding (2016–2020) | 350–2,400 birds | A4, B1a |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding (2010) | 50,000-99,999 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2020. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | good | medium | very 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%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| 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 | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desembocadura del Río Itata (Chile). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desembocadura-del-río-itata-iba-chile on 27/12/2024.