AR014
San Francisco-Río Jordan


IBA Justification

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
Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi LC resident 2001-2003 250-999 individuals A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU breeding 2001-2003 1,000-2,499 individuals A1, A2
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Zimmer's Tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC resident 2001-2003 present A2
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzii VU resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2002 Las Yungas UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Francisco-Río Jordan (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-francisco-río-jordan-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.