Salinas de Huentelauquén Ramsar Site This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis LC non-breeding (2013–2016) 250–315 birds A4i

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2016 very poor very high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis 315 / 15,750 (birds) 2 very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Pollution happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Unknown No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 78 Campo grassland
Other 28
Wetlands (inland) 17 Rivers
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 9


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salinas de Huentelauquén Ramsar Site (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salinas-de-huentelauquén-ramsar-site-iba-chile on 25/12/2024.