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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
Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera	LC	resident (2002)	1,900 birds	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2002)	10,000 birds	A1, A4i
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident (2002)	391 birds	A1, A4i
Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis	LC	resident (1993)	238 birds	A4i
Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
White-tailed Shrike-tyrant Agriornis albicauda	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Tamarugo Conebill Conirostrum tamarugense	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	de Salinas y Aguada Blanca	Reserva Nacional (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Puna
Wetlands (inland)	-	Saline/alkaline lakes

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca (Peru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-nacional-salinas-y-aguada-blanca-iba-peru on 23/12/2024.