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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
Rhea pennata	NR	breeding	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A1
Patagonian Tinamou Tinamotis ingoufi	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi	CR	passage	2007	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus	VU	resident	2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica	LC	breeding	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A2, A3
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris	LC	breeding	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A2, A3
Patagonian Yellow-finch Sicalis lebruni	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3

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

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.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Angostura y Alto Río Chico (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-angostura-y-alto-río-chico-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.