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 |
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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 |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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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 |
The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
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Club de Observadores de Aves (COAS) - Bariloche | 2007 |
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.