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Estancia Felicidad


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
Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis NT resident 1998-2007 abundant A1
Russet-winged Spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus VU resident 1998-2007 uncommon 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 high negligible
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
Agricultural expansion and intensification likely in short term (within 4 years) majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place negligible

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2001 Mbaracayú UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Tropical semi-deciduous forest 93
Savanna Savanna 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 5


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