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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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	passage (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1
Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spilopterus	VU	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus	NT	passage (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides	LC	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Punta Lara	Reserva Natural Integral Mixta (Ia)	100
2007	Pereyra Iraola	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	35

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Grupo Guardaparques y Voluntarios Rsva. Punta Lara	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Natural Punta Lara (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-natural-punta-lara-iba-argentina on 27/12/2024.