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Estancia Guaycolec


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
Black-bodied Woodpecker Hylatomus schulzii NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT passage (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1969 Centro Biologico Pilaga - Zoo Reserva Provincial (VI) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estancia Guaycolec (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estancia-guaycolec-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.