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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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides	LC	non-breeding	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A3
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta	LC	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora	VU	resident	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A1
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus	VU	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri	VU	resident	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata	EN	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis	NT	breeding	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea	VU	breeding	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	breeding	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	breeding	2001-2003	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Iberá	Reserva Natural Provincial	100
2002	Lagunas y Esteros del Iberá	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	25

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

Name	Year formed
The Conservation Land Trust Argentina S.A.	1992

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rincón del Socorro-Iberá (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rincón-del-socorro-iberá-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.