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Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego y Reserva Provincial Corazón de la Isla


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
Fuegian Snipe Gallinago stricklandii NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU breeding (2001–2003) < 50 pairs A1
Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1, A3
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis NT passage (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Yellow-bridled Finch Melanodera xanthogramma LC resident (-) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1960 Tierra del Fuego Parque Nacional (II) 42
2000 Corazon de la Isla Reserva Provincial de Uso Múltiple (VI) 39
2000 Corazón de la Isla Provincial Reserve (-) 61


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego y Reserva Provincial Corazón de la Isla (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-tierra-del-fuego-y-reserva-provincial-corazón-de-la-isla-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.