Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea | NT | resident (2023–2024) | min 30 birds | B1a |
| Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi | NT | resident (2020–2024) | min 38 birds | B1a |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2015 | moderate | medium | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Forest | - | good (>90%) | good |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | good (>90%) | good |
| Shrubland | - | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Laguna San Rafael | Parque Nacional (II) | 86 |
| 1979 | Laguna San Rafael | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 85 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 42 | |
| Forest | 32 | |
| Shrubland | 10 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Wetlands (inland) | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna San Rafael National Park (Chile). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-san-rafael-national-park-iba-chile on 23/12/2024.