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Estancia Medaland


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 breeding (2001–2003) 200 birds A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis VU winter (2001–2005) 56–300 birds A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC breeding (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus VU winter (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1998 Mar Chiquita Refugio de Vida Silvestre (VI) 5


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