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Reserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín García


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
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus NT winter 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1

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
1969 Isla Martin Garcia Reserva Natural de Uso Múltiple 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín García (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-natural-de-uso-múltiple-isla-martín-garcía-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.