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Laguna Maquera


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 (2003) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10) Saline/alkaline lakes

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna Maquera (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-maquera-iba-peru on 18/12/2024.