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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	resident	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A1
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis	NT	resident	2001-2004	50-249 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi	CR	breeding	2001-2004	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	passage	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis	VU	passage	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus	VU	resident	2001-2003	< 50 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	250-999 individuals	A3
Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	A3
Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica	LC	resident	2001-2003	present	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	250-999 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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1937	Perito Moreno	Parque Nacional	63
1937	Perito Moreno	Reserva Nacional	22
1993	San Lorenzo	Provincial Reserve	17
2016	El Rincón	Reserva Natural Silvestre	10

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.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Perito Moreno y Reserva Provincial San Lorenzo (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-perito-moreno-y-reserva-provincial-san-lorenzo-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.