Estuario del Río Coyle (Argentina) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Estuario del Río Coyle

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi	CR	non-breeding	2017	337 individuals	A1, A4, B3a
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis	VU	non-breeding	2010	17 individuals	B3a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) 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: Estuario del Río Coyle (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuario-del-río-coyle-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.