AR260
Estancia El Cóndor


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Rhea pennata NR resident 2001-2003 1,000-2,499 individuals A1
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps LC breeding 2007 25-50 individuals A2, A3
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT passage 2001-2003 250-999 individuals A1
Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica LC breeding 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A2, A3
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris LC breeding 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A2, A3
Patagonian Yellow-finch Sicalis lebruni LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera LC breeding 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


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: Estancia El Cóndor (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estancia-el-cóndor-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.