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 |
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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 |
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 | |||
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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) | |||
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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) | ||||
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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) | |||
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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 |
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.