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Ruinas de Quilmes


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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ruinas de Quilmes (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ruinas-de-quilmes-iba-argentina on 07/12/2024.