UY005
Corralitos


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
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT breeding (1995–2004) 90 birds A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU breeding (1994–2005) 90 birds A1, A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Arable land
Shrubland major (>10)

Land use

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


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