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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Rhea pennata	NR	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 individuals	A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident (2001–2003)	1,000–55,000 individuals	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Laguna de Llancanelo	Faunal Reserve (Ia)	62

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

Name	Year formed
Grupo Pesceti / CRICYT	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 (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Provincial Laguna de Llancanelo (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-provincial-laguna-de-llancanelo-iba-argentina on 19/01/2025.