Pollolla Lagoon (Chile) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

Pollolla Lagoon

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (-)	150–200 adults	A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	moderate	low	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	-	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Shrubland	-	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Wetlands (inland)	-	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pollolla Lagoon (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pollolla-lagoon-iba-chile on 18/12/2024.