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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Lesser Nothura Nothura minor	VU	resident	1998-2007	present	A1, A3
White-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus candicans	VU	resident	1998-2007	present	A1, A3
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident	1998-2007	present	A1
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta	VU	resident	1998-2007	present	A1
Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor	VU	resident	1998-2007	present	A1
Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-masked Finch Coryphaspiza melanotis	VU	resident	1998-2007	present	A1
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea	VU	passage	1998-2007	present	A1
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	passage	1998-2007	present	A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - scale unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Laguna Blanca	Reserva Natural - Privado	804	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Campo grassland	-
Shrubland	Cerrado	-
Savanna	Cerrado	-
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Tropical semi-deciduous forest	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

Propietario: Malvina Duarte

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerrado de Laguna Blanca. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerrado-de-laguna-blanca-iba-paraguay on 22/09/2023.