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Nahuel Huapi National Park and Reserve


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
Rhea pennata NR resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis NT resident (2001–2005) < 50 birds A1, A3
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana LC resident (2001–2003) present A2, A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2007) 250-999 birds A1
Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis VU resident (2003–2006) 50-249 birds A1, A3
Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii LC resident (2001–2003) present A2, A3
Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula LC resident (2001–2003) present A2, A3
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa LC resident (2001–2003) present A2, A3
Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris LC resident (2001–2003) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1934 Nahuel Huapi Parque Nacional (II) 51
1934 Nahuel Huapi Reserva Nacional (VI) 18
1934 Nahuel Huapi -2- National Park (II) 16
1934 Nahuel Huapi -2- National Reserve (VI) 15
1971 Los Arrayanes Parque Nacional (II) <1
1996 Rio Limay Área Natural Protegida - Paisaje Protegido (V) <1
2007 Andino Norpatagónica UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Club de Observadores de Aves (COAS) - Bariloche 2007
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nahuel Huapi National Park and Reserve (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nahuel-huapi-national-park-and-reserve-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.