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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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident	2001-2003	250-999 individuals	A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	resident	2001-2003	2,500-9,999 individuals	A1, A4i
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis	NT	resident	2001-2003	50-249 individuals	A1
Pampas Meadowlark Leistes defilippii	VU	resident	2001-2003	32,000-35,000 individuals	A1, A3, A4ii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	Chasico	Reserva Natural de Objetos Definidos	2

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

Name	Year formed
Tellus, Asociación Conservacionista del Sur	1983

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Villa Iris, Chasicó, Napostá (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/villa-iris-chasicó-napostá-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.