Villa marítima El Cóndor (Argentina)

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Villa marítima El Cóndor

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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident	2007	500-3,000 individuals	A1
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	passage	2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	LC	passage	2007	250-999 individuals	A1
Pampas Meadowlark Leistes defilippii	VU	resident	-	< 50 individuals	A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata	EN	resident	2007	< 50 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
1971	Punta Bermeja	Área Natural Protegida	1

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Grupo Loro BArranquero (J. Masello y P.Quillfeldt)	2000

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Villa marítima El Cóndor (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/villa-marítima-el-cóndor-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.