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Parque Nacional Baritú


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU breeding 2001-2003 1,000-2,499 individuals A1, A2
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A2
Zimmer's Tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri LC resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A2
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii VU resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1974 Baritú National Park 100
2002 Las Yungas UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland -
nature conservation and research -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Baritú (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-baritú-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.