AR037
Fincas Santiago y San Andrés


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
Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A2
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (2001–2003) 1 birds A1
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU resident (2001–2003) 1,000-2,499 birds A1, A2
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A2
Zimmer's Tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A2
Maquis Canastero Asthenes heterura LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC breeding (2001–2003) < 50 birds A2
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A2
Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Tucuman Mountain-finch Poospiza baeri LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Las Yungas UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fincas Santiago y San Andrés (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fincas-santiago-y-san-andrés-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.