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

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
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	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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.