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Quebrada de las Conchas


IBA Justification

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
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident 2001-2003 1 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1995 Quebrada de Cafayate Reserva Natural Manejada 36


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quebrada de las Conchas (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quebrada-de-las-conchas-iba-argentina on 25/11/2024.