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Valle del Río Collón Curá


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
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.