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The site was identified as important in 2019 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
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis	NT	resident	2015-2019	10-30 individuals	A3, B1a
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana	LC	resident	2015-2018	2-70 individuals	A3
Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus	LC	resident	2015-2018	2-82 individuals	A3
Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus	LC	resident	2015-2018	1-2 adults	A3
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis	LC	resident	2015-2018	1-16 individuals	A3
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-15 individuals	A3
Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-3 individuals	A3
Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris	LC	non-breeding	2015-2019	1-6 individuals	A3
Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-14 individuals	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	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10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lago Colbún (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lago-colbún-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.