Estuario de Maullín y Cerro Amortajado (24765)
Chile, South America

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: D1a

Year of last assessment: 2010

National site name: Estuario de Maullín y Cerro Amortajado

Central coordinates: Latitude: -41.5912, Longitude: -73.6420

System: marine, terrestrial

Area of KBA (km²): 936.25331

Protected area coverage (%): 8.40

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: Desembocadura del río Maullin con localidades adyacentes de zonas intermareales,roquerios,marismas y playas de arena, incluye al cerro Amortajado

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.

Additional biodiversity: Lugares frecuentados por especies migratorias del hemisferio norte y zona austral del país

Delineation rationale: Desembocadura del rio Maullin incluyendo marismas, zonas intermareales, roquerios, playas de arena y Cerro Amortajado al Sur Contiene al sitio 'cerro Amortajado' / El polÃgono no estÃ¡ en el no estÃ¡ en el Ãºltimo conjunto de polÃgonos, paso el estado de delineaciÃ³n a punto (David DÃaz, 08/07/2010).

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	33
Forest	33
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	33

Threats

Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Threat level 3	Timing
Agriculture & aquaculture	Marine & freshwater aquaculture	Subsistence/artisinal aquaculture	Ongoing
Pollution	Domestic & urban waste water	Sewage	Ongoing

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