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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2020 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
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus	LC	breeding (2009–2010)	2,024 birds	A4i
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus	LC	resident (2016–2020)	500–6,000 birds	A4, B3a

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2020. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	-	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Forest	-	good (>90%)	good
Wetlands (inland)	-	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Carlos Anwandter	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (-)	100
1981	Río Cruces y Chorocomayo	Santuario de la Naturaleza (IV)	68

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santuario de la Naturaleza Carlos Anwandter, Sector Guacamayo y otros Sectores Aledaños (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santuario-de-la-naturaleza-carlos-anwandter-sector-guacamayo-y-otros-sectores-aledaños-iba-chile on 23/12/2024.