The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2023 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 |
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Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome | VU | breeding (2015) | 110,853–153,851 nests | A1, A4 |
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans | VU | breeding (2015) | 1,278 pairs | A1, A4 |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (2015) | min 400,890 birds | B3b |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yaganes (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yaganes-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.