Lago Tarahuin


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2010 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 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


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 assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2015 near favourable high negligible
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Residential and commercial development happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low

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

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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