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Parque Provincial Fuerte Esperanza


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 (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (2001–2003) < 50 pairs A1
Black-bodied Woodpecker Hylatomus schulzii NT breeding (2000–2004) 50-249 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1989 Esperanza Parque Provincial (II) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Provincial Fuerte Esperanza (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-provincial-fuerte-esperanza-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.