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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
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	winter (2002–2007)	64–65 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Bañados del Este y Franja Costera	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100
1976	Bañados del Este	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100
1977	Laguna Garzón	Área de manejo de hábitats y/o especies (IV)	89
1977	Lagunas de José Ignacio, Garzón y Rocha	Area de Uso Múltiple (-)	100
1977	Lacustre	National Park (V)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Campo grassland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garzón Lagoon (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garzón-lagoon-iba-uruguay on 22/12/2024.