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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Rhea tarapacensis	NR	resident (2003)	present	A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Reserva Andina de Fauna Eduardo Avaroa	- (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Puna
Forest	minor (<10)	Polylepis woodland
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Freshwater lakes and pools; Rivers; Streams
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lagunas de Agua Dulce del Sureste de Potosí (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lagunas-de-agua-dulce-del-sureste-de-potosí-iba-bolivia on 22/12/2024.