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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera	LC	breeding (-)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Puna Teal Spatula puna	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Northern Silvery Grebe Podiceps juninensis	NT	non-breeding (-)	2,000 birds	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2004)	126 birds	A1
Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident (-)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3, A4i
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Southern Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Puna Miner Geositta punensis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
White-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia albigula	LC	resident (2008)	present	A2, A3
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Streaked Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura striata	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3
d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
White-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropigyalis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Glacier Finch Chionodacryon speculiferum	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
White-throated Sierra-finch Ephippiospingus erythronotus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	-	good (>90%)	good
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Lauca	Parque Nacional (II)	100
1981	Lauca	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Lauca (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-lauca-iba-chile on 23/12/2024.