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Reserva Provincial Laguna Salada Grande


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
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus LC passage 2001-2003 600-800 individuals A4i
Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spilopterus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides LC 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
1949 Laguna Salada Grande Integral Nature Reserve -
2000 Laguna Salada Grande Reserva Forestal 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Provincial Laguna Salada Grande (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-provincial-laguna-salada-grande-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.