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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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident (2007)	1–5 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1961	Ñancuñan	Reserva Ecológica y Forestal (VI)	100
1986	Ñacuñan	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	90

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
ECODES (Investigación sobre Ecología de Comunidades de Desierto)	1993

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva de Biosfera de Ñacuñan (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-de-biosfera-de-ñacuñan-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.