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Lagunas San Miguel y El Sauce


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 passage (1990–2007) 50-249 birds A1
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi LC resident (1990–2007) 50-249 birds A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident (2001–2003) uncommon A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU resident (1999–2007) 250-999 birds A1, A2
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula LC resident (2001–2003) present A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC resident (2001–2003) present A2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lagunas San Miguel y El Sauce (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lagunas-san-miguel-y-el-sauce-iba-argentina on 03/12/2024.