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Parque Provincial Piñalito y alrededores


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
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga EN resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A2
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Vinaceous-breasted Amazon Amazona vinacea EN resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
White-bearded Antshrike Biatas nigropectus VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A2
Spotted Bamboowren Psilorhamphus guttatus LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A2
Rufous-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda LC resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A2
Araucaria Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura setaria LC resident (2001–2003) 250-999 birds A1, A2
Bay-ringed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes sylviolus LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Southern Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius NT resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Azure Jay Cyanocorax coeruleus NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Piñalito Parque Provincial (II) 100
1995 Yabotí UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 6


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