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Reserva Provincial Laguna Brava


IBA Justification

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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Rhea tarapacensis NR resident 2001–2003 50-249 birds A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT resident 2001–2003 50-249 birds A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus VU breeding 1998–2000 250-999 birds A1, A4i
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi NT resident 2001–2003 1,000-2,499 birds A1, A4i
Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii NT breeding 2001–2003 50-249 birds A1
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi LC breeding 2001–2003 50-249 birds A4i
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus LC breeding 2001–2003 250-999 birds A4i
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001–2003 < 50 birds 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
1980 Laguna Brava Refugio Provincial 100
2003 Laguna Brava Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Grupo de Conservación Flamencos Altoandinos (GCFA) 1996
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Provincial Laguna Brava (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-provincial-laguna-brava-iba-argentina on 03/12/2024.