AR055
Sierra Rosario de la Frontera


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 individuals A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (2001–2003) 6 breeding pairs A1
Tucuman Amazon Amazona tucumana VU breeding (2001–2003) 780 individuals A1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Rosario de la Frontera (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-rosario-de-la-frontera-iba-argentina on 10/01/2025.