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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
Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	passage (-)	present	A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident (-)	present	A1
Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-legged Seriema Chunga burmeisteri	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Crested Gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Cinereous Black-tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Rhynchospiza strigiceps	NR	resident (-)	present	A3
Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltator multicolor	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-capped Warbling-finch Microspingus melanoleucus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Palm forest; Tropical deciduous forest
Shrubland	-	Arid lowland scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Freshwater lakes and pools

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Palmar de las Islas (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/palmar-de-las-islas-iba-bolivia on 23/12/2024.