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Estero Valenzuela


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
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta LC resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT breeding 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT breeding 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU passage 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1

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



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estero Valenzuela (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estero-valenzuela-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.