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Arroyo Tagatiya


IBA Justification

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:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (1998–2007) common A1
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus VU unknown (1998–2007) present A1
Russet-mantled Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla dimidiata LC resident (1998–2007) rare A3
Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis rectirostris LC resident (-) present A3
Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis NT resident (1998–2007) uncommon A1
Reiser's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias reiseri LC resident (-) present A3
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta LC resident (1998–2007) uncommon A1
Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor VU resident (1998–2007) present A1, A3
Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus LC resident (-) present A3
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis LC resident (-) present A3

IBA Conservation

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 poor very high very 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%) moderate (70–90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications 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
Biological resource use happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2007 Tagatiya-mi Reserva Natural - Privado (IV) 3
2014 Guayacan I II III Reserva Natural - Privado (IV) 4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 85 Tropical deciduous forest; Tropical semi-deciduous forest; Tropical semi-evergreen forest
Savanna 8 Cerrado
Shrubland 4 Cerrado
Wetlands (inland) 1 Streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 2
tourism/recreation major (>10)
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arroyo Tagatiya (Paraguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arroyo-tagatiya-iba-paraguay on 22/12/2024.