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Reserva Provincial de Uso Múltiple Laguna Leandro


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 Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
White-tailed Shrike-tyrant Agriornis albicauda VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 breeding pairs 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
1985 Laguna Leandro Monumento Natural 100
2002 Las Yungas UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Provincial de Uso Múltiple Laguna Leandro (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-provincial-de-uso-múltiple-laguna-leandro-iba-argentina on 23/11/2024.