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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
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius	NT	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga	EN	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Purple-winged Ground Dove Paraclaravis geoffroyi	CR	passage	2001-2003	1-2 individuals	A1, A3
Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2, A3
Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila	LC	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Southern Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni	NT	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus	NT	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus	VU	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
White-bearded Antshrike Biatas nigropectus	VU	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2, A3
Spotted Bamboowren Psilorhamphus guttatus	LC	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Mouse-colored Tapaculo Scytalopus speluncae	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Scalloped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes falcinellus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia lichtensteini	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Canebrake Groundcreeper Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides	LC	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Olive Spinetail Cranioleuca obsoleta	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Sao Paulo Tyrannulet Phylloscartes paulista	NT	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A3
Bay-ringed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes sylviolus	LC	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A3
Southern Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius	NT	resident	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A1, A3
Grey-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Drab-breasted Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus diops	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Brown-breasted Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus obsoletus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2, A3
Greenish Tyrannulet Phyllomyias virescens	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea	LC	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A3
Green-throated Euphonia Euphonia chalybea	LC	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A3
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza moesta	LC	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A3
Buffy-fronted Seedeater Sporophila frontalis	VU	resident	2001-2003	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-headed Tanager Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Uniform Finch Haplospiza unicolor	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3

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
1934	Iguazú	Parque Nacional	77
1934	Iguazú	Reserva Nacional	7
1984	Iguazu National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	76
1989	Yacuy	Parque Provincial	<1
1996	Luís Honorio Rolón	Parque Natural Municipal	<1
1997	Andres Giai	Paisaje Protegido	<1
2001	Ingeniero Agrónomo Roberto Cametti	Parque Provincial	<1
2004	Puerto Peninsula	Parque Provincial	6
2008	Puerto Península	Reserva Natural de la Defensa	8

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