Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2019 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | 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 |
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 status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 key species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole population/area (>90%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | 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 (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Federico Albert | Reserva Forestal (IV) | 1 |
| 2005 | Humedal de Reloca | Santuario de la Naturaleza (IV) | 3 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced vegetation | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Shrubland | major (>10) | Scrub |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | major (>10) |
| rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) 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 15/01/2025.