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

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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 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
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	non-breeding	2001-2007	59 individuals	A1
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	breeding	2001-2007	491 individuals	A1, A4i
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi	NT	non-breeding	2001-2007	1,137 individuals	A1, A4i
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta	NT	non-breeding	2001-2005	35 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
2009	Lagunas Altoandinas y Puneñas de Catamarca	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

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 click here.

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 23/11/2024.