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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1 birds	A2
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1 birds	A2
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca	LC	resident (2015–2019)	1–4 birds	A2

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.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	likely in short term (<4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Laguna Torca	Santuario de la Naturaleza (IV)	26
1986	Laguna Torca	Reserva Nacional (IV)	82

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.