Reserva Nacional Laguna Torca (Chile) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Reserva Nacional Laguna Torca This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2019 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
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria	LC	resident	2015-2019	1 individuals	A2
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola	LC	resident	2015-2019	1 individuals	A2
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca	LC	resident	2015-2019	1-4 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2019	favourable	very high	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Laguna Torca	Santuario de la Naturaleza	26
1986	Laguna Torca	Reserva Nacional	82

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry and agro-industrial plantations	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub, Riparian scrub/thickets	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Nacional Laguna Torca (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-nacional-laguna-torca-iba-chile on 22/11/2024.