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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera	LC	breeding	-	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Puna Teal Spatula puna	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Northern Silvery Grebe Podiceps juninensis	NT	non-breeding	-	2,000 individuals	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2004	126 individuals	A1
Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea	LC	resident	-	1,000-2,499 individuals	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

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%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	good (> 90%)	favourable

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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	% overlap with IBA
1970	Lauca	Parque Nacional	100
1981	Lauca	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 23/11/2024.