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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rhea pennata | NR | resident (2001–2003) | 50-249 birds | A1 |
Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis | NT | passage (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | A1 |
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis | NT | resident (2001–2003) | 50-249 birds | A1 |
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus | VU | resident (2001–2003) | < 50 birds | 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 |
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 23/12/2024.