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The site was identified as important in 2019 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
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-6 individuals	A2
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti	VU	non-breeding	2000	100 individuals	A1
Peruvian Diving-petrel Pelecanoides garnotii	NT	non-breeding	2015-2019	14-15 individuals	A1
Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum	NT	non-breeding	2015-2019	35-60 individuals	B1a
Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius	LC	resident	2015-2019	1 individuals	A2
White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-8 individuals	A2
Crag Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus melanurus	LC	resident	2015-2019	2 individuals	A2
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-7 individuals	A2
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-16 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	90
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Punta Lengua de Vaca (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/punta-lengua-de-vaca-iba-chile on 22/11/2024.