Parque Nacional Los Glaciares y adyacencias (Estancias El Sosiego, La Soledad y Anita) (Argentina)

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Parque Nacional Los Glaciares y adyacencias (Estancias El Sosiego, La Soledad y Anita)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Rhea pennata	NR	breeding	2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1
Patagonian Tinamou Tinamotis ingoufi	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis	NT	resident	2007	250-999 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A2, A3
Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus	VU	resident	2007	10-43 individuals	A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	breeding	2007	250-999 individuals	A1
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	50-249 individuals	A2, A3
Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica	LC	breeding	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A2, A3
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
White-browed Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris	LC	breeding	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A2, A3
Patagonian Yellow-finch Sicalis lebruni	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	LC	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A2, A3

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
1937	Los Glaciares	Parque Nacional	69
1937	Los Glaciares	Reserva Nacional	23
1981	Los Glaciares National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	80
1993	Península de Magallanes	Parque y Reserva Provincial	<1

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Club Observadores de Aves (COAS) Patagonia Sur - Río Gallegos	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares y adyacencias (Estancias El Sosiego, La Soledad y Anita) (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-los-glaciares-y-adyacencias-(estancias-el-sosiego-la-soledad-y-anita)-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.