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Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa
Location Chile, Región de Atacama
Central coordinates 69o 13.61' West  27o 29.33' South
IBA criteria A1, A3, A4i
Area 49,900 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2010

Comité Nacional Pro Defensa de la Flora y Fauna (Affiliate)



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides unknown  2008  2,109 individuals  unknown  A4i  Least Concern 
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis unknown  2008  1,759 individuals  unknown  A1  Near Threatened 
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus unknown  2008  2,819 individuals  unknown  A1, A4i  Vulnerable 
Puna Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi unknown  2008  208 individuals  unknown  A1  Near Threatened 
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -    Near Threatened 
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta unknown  2008  782 individuals  unknown  A1, A4i  Near Threatened 
Black-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis unknown  2008  unknown [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Creamy-rumped Miner Geositta isabellina unknown  2008  unknown [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Greater Yellow-finch Sicalis auriventris unknown  2008  unknown [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 62,460 protected area contains site 49,900  

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

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