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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	50-249 individuals	A1
Rhea pennata	NR	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2001-2003	400 individuals	A1
Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus	LC	non-breeding	2001-2003	3,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica	VU	non-breeding	2001-2003	800 individuals	A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	non-breeding	2001-2004	7,500-15,000 individuals	A4i
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis	VU	non-breeding	2001-2003	7,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail Spartonoica maluroides	LC	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata	EN	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2001-2003	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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
1993	Bahía de San Antonio	Paisaje Protegido	24

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

Name	Year formed
Fundación Inalafquen	1989

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: San Antonio Oeste (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-antonio-oeste-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.