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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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	non-breeding	2003-2006	63-230 individuals	A1
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus	NT	winter	2004-2007	20-237 individuals	A1, A4i
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides	LC	resident	2003	90 individuals	A1
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus	VU	resident	1999-2004	90 individuals	A1

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Bañados del Este y Franja Costera	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	4
1977	Lacustre	National Park	-
1977	Lagunas de José Ignacio, Garzón y Rocha	Area de Uso Múltiple	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Campo grassland	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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: José Ignacio Lagoon (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/josé-ignacio-lagoon-iba-uruguay on 22/11/2024.