AR046
Palomitas y Ebro


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
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident (2001–2003) rare A2
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU resident (2001–2003) 930 birds A1, A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC resident (2001–2003) rare A2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Palomitas y Ebro (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/palomitas-y-ebro-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.