Laguna El Peinado (Argentina) | Details

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Laguna El Peinado

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2001)	< 50 birds	A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	breeding (2001)	50-249 birds	A1

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Grupo de Conservación Flamencos Altoandinos (GCFA)	1996

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna El Peinado (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-el-peinado-iba-argentina on 05/12/2024.