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Yuto y Vinalito


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
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi LC resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1, A2
Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides LC resident (2001–2003) present A2
Black Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius NT breeding (2001–2003) < 50 pairs A1
White-throated Antpitta Grallaria albigula LC resident (2001–2003) present A2
Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera LC resident (2001–2003) present A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Las Yungas UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yuto y Vinalito (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yuto-y-vinalito-iba-argentina on 23/12/2024.