Key Biodiversity Areas

Complejo Punta Tombo - Punta Atlas (19481)
Argentina, South America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesSpheniscus magellanicusMagellanic PenguinNT2008B1, D1alink-icon
AvesTachyeres leucocephalusWhite-headed SteamerduckNT2008A1b, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesRhea pennataNT2008link-icon
AvesPhoenicopterus chilensisChilean FlamingoNT2008link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Complejo Punta Tombo - Punta Atlas. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 17, 2025.