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Reserva Natural Punta Lara


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
Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spilopterus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus NT passage 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 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
2001 Punta Lara Reserva Natural Integral Mixta 100
2007 Pereyra Iraola UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 35

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Grupo Guardaparques y Voluntarios Rsva. Punta Lara 0
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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 27/11/2024.