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Sierra Morena


IBA Justification

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
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga EN resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Southern Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza moesta LC resident 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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1988 Aguaray-mí Reserva Privada 6
1989 Esperanza Parque Provincial 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Morena (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-morena-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.