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


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 50-249 individuals A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Cordoba Cinclodes Cinclodes comechingonus LC breeding 2001-2003 uncommon A2

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
1996 Quebrada del Condorito Parque Nacional 20
1996 Quebrada del Condorito Reserva Nacional 8
1999 Pampa de Achala Reserva Hídrica Provincial 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 23/11/2024.