Laguna Nimez y costa aledaña del Lago Argentino (Argentina)

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Laguna Nimez y costa aledaña del Lago Argentino

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	passage	2007	1-500 individuals	A1
Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus	VU	resident	2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis	VU	passage	2007	< 50 individuals	A1

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

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Club Observadores de Aves (COAS) Patagonia Sur - Río Gallegos	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna Nimez y costa aledaña del Lago Argentino (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-nimez-y-costa-aledaña-del-lago-argentino-iba-argentina on 25/11/2024.