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Estancia Estrella


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident - present A1
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus VU resident 2000-2007 rare A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


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 not assessed very high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happening now whole area/population (>90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 88
Savanna Cerrado 8
Shrubland Scrub 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estancia Estrella (Paraguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estancia-estrella-iba-paraguay on 22/11/2024.