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Estancia San Juan Poriahú


IBA Justification

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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 breeding pairs A1
Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri VU resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT winter 2001-2003 250-999 individuals A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT breeding 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU breeding 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A2
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN breeding 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1982 Iberá Reserva Natural Provincial 65


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estancia San Juan Poriahú (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estancia-san-juan-poriahú-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.