Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps | LC | breeding | 2001-2003 | present | A3 |
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome | VU | winter | 2001-2003 | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A1, A4ii |
| Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus | LC | winter | 2001-2003 | 2,500-9,999 individuals | A1 |
| Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps | LC | breeding | 1999 | 1,000-2,499 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Fuegian Snipe Gallinago stricklandii | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis | NT | passage | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1, A3 |
| Black Cinclodes Cinclodes maculirostris | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A3 |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | winter | 2001-2003 | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Península Mitre (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/península-mitre-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.