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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
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis	NT	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1, A3
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A2, A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1
Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis	VU	breeding (-)	< 50 birds	A1, A3
Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A2, A3
Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A2, A3
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A2, A3
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
White-browed Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3
Black-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis	LC	resident (2001–2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1934	Nahuel Huapi	Parque Nacional (II)	3
1937	Lanín	Parque Nacional (II)	100
1937	Lanín	Reserva Nacional (VI)	43
2007	Andino Norpatagónica	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	97

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

Name	Year formed
Club Observadores de Aves (COAS) Cauquen Real - San Martín de los Andes	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Lanín (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-lanín-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.