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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
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Spot-winged Wood-quail Odontophorus capueira	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Violet-crowned Plovercrest Stephanoxis loddigesii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Slaty-breasted Wood-rail Aramides saracura	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Southern Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Buff-bellied Puffbird Notharchus swainsoni	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Red-breasted Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-browed Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia amaurotis	NT	breeding	-	present	A1, A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia lichtensteini	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Canebrake Groundcreeper Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides	LC	resident	-	present	A1, A2, A3
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Olive Spinetail Cranioleuca obsoleta	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Blue Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis	NT	resident	-	present	A3
Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Sao Paulo Tyrannulet Phylloscartes paulista	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Bay-ringed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes sylviolus	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Southern Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Grey-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Eared Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis auricularis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Drab-breasted Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus diops	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Tanager Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Uniform Finch Haplospiza unicolor	LC	resident	-	present	A3

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 - small-holder farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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)
Ypeti	Natural Private Reserve	13,592	protected area contained by site	13,592
Natural Ypeti	Reserva Natural - Privado	13,592	is identical to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical semi-deciduous forest, Tropical semi-evergreen forest	-
Savanna	Savanna	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ypeti. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ypeti-iba-paraguay on 06/12/2023.