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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)	50-249 birds	A1
Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba	LC	resident (2001–2003)	1,000–3,000 birds	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2001–2003)	66,000–100,000 birds	A1, A4i
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident (2001–2003)	1,000–6,400 birds	A1, A4i
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	non-breeding (2001–2003)	1,000–4,000 birds	A1, A4i
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus	VU	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1
Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spilopterus	VU	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1
White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera	LC	resident (2001–2003)	8,000–10,000	A4i
Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata	LC	resident (2001–2003)	3,000–15,000	A4i
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi	LC	resident (2001–2003)	25,000–400,000 birds	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	resident (2001–2003)	10,000–11,500 birds	A4i
Snowy Egret Egretta thula	LC	resident (2001–2003)	7,800–400,000 birds	A4i
Neotropical Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum	LC	breeding (2001–2003)	25,000–42,000 birds	A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident (2001–2003)	1,000–11,000 birds	A4i
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica	LC	non-breeding (2001–2003)	1,300–15,000	A4i
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis	VU	passage (2001–2003)	800–15,000 birds	A4i
Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor	LC	non-breeding (2001–2003)	250,000–500,000	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	VU	non-breeding (2001–2003)	5,000–15,000	A4i
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca	NT	non-breeding (2001–2003)	700–1,100	A4i
Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis	LC	resident (2001–2003)	13,000–300,000	A4i
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus	NT	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1, A4i
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 pairs	A1
Cordoba Cinclodes Cinclodes comechingonus	LC	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A2
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 pairs	A1
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis	NT	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 pairs	A1
Dinelli's Doradito Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana	NT	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 pairs	A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis	NT	winter (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	resident (2001–2003)	500,000-999,999 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (<4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar Chiquita	Provincial Multiple Use Reserve (-)	100
1994	Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna de Mar Chiquita	Reserva Provincial de Uso Múltiple (VI)	67

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva de Uso Múltiple Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar Chiquita (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-de-uso-múltiple-bañados-del-río-dulce-y-laguna-mar-chiquita-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.