Data Zone
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 individuals | A1 |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis | VU | passage | 2001-2003 | 50-150 individuals | A1 |
| Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus | LC | winter | 2001-2003 | 100,000-600,000 individuals | A4ii |
| Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma | NT | passage | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Javier (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-javier-iba-argentina on 25/11/2024.