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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera	LC	resident	2002	1,900 individuals	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2002	10,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	resident	2002	391 individuals	A1, A4i
Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis	LC	resident	1993	238 individuals	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	de Salinas y Aguada Blanca	Reserva Nacional	100
2003	Laguna del Indio - Dique de los Españoles	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2003	Bofedales y Laguna de Salinas	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Puna	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Saline/alkaline lakes	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.