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Quebrada del Condorito National Park and Reserva Hidrica Provincial Pampa de Achala


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Cordoba Cinclodes Cinclodes comechingonus LC breeding (2001–2003) uncommon A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1996 Quebrada del Condorito Parque Nacional (II) 20
1996 Quebrada del Condorito Reserva Nacional (VI) 8
1999 Pampa de Achala Reserva Hídrica Provincial (VI) 97


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quebrada del Condorito National Park and Reserva Hidrica Provincial Pampa de Achala (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quebrada-del-condorito-national-park-and-reserva-hidrica-provincial-pampa-de-achala-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.