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Parque Nacional Lihue Calel


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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Lihue Calel National Park (-) 100
1976 Lihué Calel Parque Nacional (II) 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 22/12/2024.