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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba	LC	resident (2008)	250–4,600 birds	A4i
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus	LC	resident (2008)	1,000–3,000 birds	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	non-breeding (1994–2008)	50–300 birds	A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	winter (2007–2008)	2,500-9,999 birds	A1, A4i
Straight-billed Reedhaunter Limnoctites rectirostris	NT	resident (2006–2007)	90 birds	A1, A2
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus	VU	resident (2006–2008)	90 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (2006–2008)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Humedales del Este	Other Area (-)	100
1976	Bañados del Este y Franja Costera	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100
1977	Lagunas de José Ignacio, Garzón y Rocha	Area de Uso Múltiple (-)	-
1977	Lacustre	National Park (V)	-
2010	Laguna de Rocha	Paisaje Protegido (V)	100
2015	Laguna de Rocha	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (IV)	42

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

Name	Year formed
Sociedad de Amigos de la Laguna de Rocha	2003

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Campo grassland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rocha Lagoon (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rocha-lagoon-iba-uruguay on 23/12/2024.