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Valle del Río Collón Curá


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
Rhea pennata NR resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis NT passage 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Patagonian Canastero Pseudasthenes patagonica LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Rusty-backed Monjita Xolmis rubetra LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Lesser Shrike-tyrant Agriornis murinus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Carbon Sierra-finch Corydospiza carbonaria LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Patagonian Yellow-finch Sicalis lebruni LC resident 2001-2003 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle del Río Collón Curá (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-del-río-collón-curá-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.