Key Biodiversity Areas

José Ignacio Lagoon (20826)
Uruguay, South America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesXolmis dominicanusBlack-and-white MonjitaVU2008A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPhoenicopterus chilensisChilean FlamingoNT2008link-icon
AvesLarus atlanticusOlrog's GullVU2008link-icon
AvesSpartonoica maluroidesBay-capped Wren-spinetailNT2008link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: José Ignacio Lagoon. 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 12, 2025.