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Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca


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
Rhea pennata NR resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps LC passage (2001–2003) present A3
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis NT resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT winter (2001–2003) 50-249 adults A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Patagonian Canastero Pseudasthenes patagonica LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Rusty-backed Monjita Xolmis rubetra LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Lesser Shrike-tyrant Agriornis murinus LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris LC resident (2001–2003) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1940 Laguna Blanca Parque Nacional (II) 73
1940 Laguna Blanca Reserva Nacional (VI) 26


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-laguna-blanca-iba-argentina on 09/12/2024.