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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 (2008)	1 birds	A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis	NT	breeding (1999–2008)	90 birds	A1
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	breeding (1961–1996)	3 birds	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1921	Islas Fiscales del Río Uruguay	National Forest (-)	-
2011	Rincon de Franquia	Área de manejo de hábitats y/o especies (IV)	1

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Grupo para la Protección Ambiental Activa (Bella Unión)	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Rice paddies; Arable land
Grassland	major (>10)	Low, seasonally wet grassland; Campo grassland
Forest	minor (<10)	River-edge (river island) forest; Gallery (or Riparian) forest

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bella Unión Grasslands (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bella-unión-grasslands-iba-uruguay on 23/12/2024.