UY002
Arapey


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata EN resident (2003) 1 birds A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT breeding (1995) 90 birds A1
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN breeding (1998) 1 birds A1, A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10) Campo grassland
Shrubland major (>10) Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arapey (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arapey-iba-uruguay on 23/12/2024.