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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi	LC	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A2
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana	VU	resident (2001–2003)	1,000-2,499 birds	A1, A2
White-browed Tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris	LC	resident (2001–2003)	50-249 birds	A2
Yellow-striped Brushfinch Atlapetes citrinellus	LC	resident (2001–2003)	< 50 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	San Javier	Cloud Forest Site (UA)	-
1973	Sierra de San Javier	Parque Universitario (II)	92

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Fundación ProYungas para el Desarrollo y la Conservación de las Selvas Subtropicales de Montaña	1999

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra de San Javier (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-de-san-javier-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.