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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	rare	A2
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi	LC	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori	EN	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
Black Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius	NT	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana	VU	breeding	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A1, A2
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula	LC	resident	2001-2003	frequent	A2
Zimmer's Tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii	VU	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A2
Yellow-striped Brushfinch Atlapetes citrinellus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2
Tucuman Mountain-finch Poospiza baeri	LC	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Calilegua	Parque Nacional	100
2002	Las Yungas	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

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

Name	Year formed
Fundación para la Conservación y Estudio de la Biodiversidad (CEBIO)	2003

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Calilegua (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-calilegua-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.