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Galarza


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
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU resident 2002 50-249 individuals A1
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus VU resident 2002 < 50 individuals A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT breeding 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU breeding 2002 50-249 individuals A1, A2
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN breeding 2002 < 50 individuals A1, A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1982 Iberá Reserva Natural Provincial 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Galarza (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/galarza-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.