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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	winter	2004-2008	100 individuals	A1
Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri	VU	breeding	2004-2005	90 individuals	A1
Pampas Meadowlark Leistes defilippii	VU	resident	2003-2007	78-90 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata	EN	resident	1990-2004	7 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	El Tapado	Other Area	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Campo grassland	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Tapado Grasslands (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-tapado-grasslands-iba-uruguay on 22/11/2024.