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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
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	winter (2004–2008)	100 birds	A1
Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri	VU	breeding (2004–2005)	90 birds	A1
Pampas Meadowlark Leistes defilippii	VU	resident (2003–2007)	78–90 pairs	A1
Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata	EN	resident (1990–2004)	7 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	El Tapado	Other Area (-)	<1

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

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 23/12/2024.