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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) 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 15/01/2025.