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Salinas de Ambargasta


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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident (2001–2003) 250-999 birds A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT breeding (2007) 1,000-2,499 birds A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN breeding (2001–2003) < 50 pairs A1
Salinas Monjita Xolmis salinarum LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A2
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata EN resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salinas de Ambargasta (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salinas-de-ambargasta-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.