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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
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus	NT	winter (2004–2007)	< 50 birds	A1
Straight-billed Reedhaunter Limnoctites rectirostris	NT	resident (1960–2006)	90 birds	A1, A2
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides	LC	resident (1960–2006)	90 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1921	Islas Fiscales del Rio Sta. Lucia	National Forest (-)	1
1996	Playa Ecológica	Other Area (-)	-
2010	Humedales del Santa Lucia	Área Protegida con Recursos Manejados (VI)	92

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

Name	Year formed
Comisión Vecinal San Fernando	1986

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Penino Beach and Santa Lucía Wetlands (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/penino-beach-and-santa-lucía-wetlands-iba-uruguay on 23/12/2024.