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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	breeding	1997-2008	527 individuals	A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	non-breeding	1997-2008	351 individuals	A1, A4i
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	breeding	1997-2008	16,631 individuals	A1, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Laguna Blanca	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2009	Lagunas Altoandinas y Puneñas de Catamarca	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

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 click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna Grande (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-grande-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.