Sistema de Lagunas Los Aparejos, Azul y Negra (Argentina) IBA | Details

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Sistema de Lagunas Los Aparejos, Azul y Negra

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	non-breeding (2001–2007)	59 birds	A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	breeding (2001–2007)	491 birds	A1, A4i
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	non-breeding (2001–2007)	1,137 birds	A1, A4i
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta	NT	non-breeding (2001–2005)	35 birds	A1

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Grupo de Conservación Flamencos Altoandinos (GCFA)	1996

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sistema de Lagunas Los Aparejos, Azul y Negra (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sistema-de-lagunas-los-aparejos-azul-y-negra-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.