Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | non-breeding | 2015-2019 | 18-95 individuals | B1a |
| Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus | NT | resident | 2015-2019 | 6-380 individuals | B1a |
| Grey Gull Larus modestus | LC | non-breeding | 2015-2019 | 30-991 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | non-breeding | 2015-2019 | 25-176 individuals | B1a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2019 | favourable | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Federico Albert | Reserva Forestal | 1 |
| 2005 | Humedal de Reloca | Santuario de la Naturaleza | 3 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced vegetation | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Shrubland | Scrub | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | major (>10) |
| rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Laguna Reloca (Chile). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santuario-de-la-naturaleza-humedal-laguna-reloca-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.