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Parque Nacional Lihue Calel


IBA Justification

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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2001-2004 50-249 individuals A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT non-breeding 2007 2,500-9,999 individuals A1, A4i
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident 2001-2005 < 50 individuals A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata EN resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Lihue Calel National Park 100
1976 Lihué Calel Parque Nacional 25


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