Key Biodiversity Areas

Salinas Grandes (19381)
Argentina, South America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1aA1bA1dA1eB1D1a
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Salinas Grandes
Central coordinates: Latitude: -29.9448, Longitude: -65.1512
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 7029.48875
Protected area coverage (%): 31.54
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.