Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2011 | very poor | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | - | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | poor (40–69%) | very poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arroyo Blanco | Reserva Natural - Privado (IV) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 88 | Tropical semi-deciduous forest; Tropical semi-evergreen forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest |
| Grassland | 1 | Steppe & dry calcareous grassland |
| Savanna | 1 | Savanna |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arroyo Blanco (Paraguay). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arroyo-blanco-iba-paraguay on 22/12/2024.