Lago Tarahuin


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana LC resident (2010) present A2
Slender-billed Parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus LC resident (2010) present A2
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii LC resident (2010) present A2
Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula LC resident (2010) present A2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2015 near favourable high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest - moderate (70–90%) near favourable
Wetlands (inland) - good (>90%) favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happen­ing now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations) high
Residential and commercial development happen­ing now few individ­uals/small area (<10%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) No manage­ment planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lago Tarahuin (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lago-tarahuin-iba-chile on 14/01/2025.