UY016
Arroyo Maldonado wetlands


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
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus NT winter (2003–2007) 50-249 birds A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arroyo Maldonado wetlands (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arroyo-maldonado-wetlands-iba-uruguay on 07/12/2024.