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Reserva El Bagual


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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident (2001–2005) < 50 birds A1
Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (2001–2003) 2–3 pairs A1
Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Black-bodied Woodpecker Hylatomus schulzii NT resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1, A3
Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Crested Hornero Furnarius cristatus LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC non-breeding (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1, A3
Plain Tyrannulet Inezia inornata LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis NT winter (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Dinelli's Doradito Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana NT winter (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A3
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU breeding (2001–2005) 250–300 nests A1
Cinereous Black-tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltator multicolor LC resident (2001–2003) present A3
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT winter (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT passage (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A3
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU winter (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A3
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN winter (2001–2003) 1–5 birds A1, A3
Black-capped Warbling-finch Microspingus melanoleucus LC resident (2001–2003) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1985 El Bagual Reserva Privada (Ia) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva El Bagual (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-el-bagual-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.