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Reserva Natural de La Angostura


IBA Justification

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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT passage 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus VU passage 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Moreno's Ground Dove Metriopelia morenoi LC resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Steinbach's Canastero Pseudasthenes steinbachi LC passage 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1996 La Angostura Reserva Natural Estricta 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Natural de La Angostura (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-natural-de-la-angostura-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.