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Estancias Golondrina - El Trébol


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident (-) present A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident (1998–2007) present A1
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis NT resident (-) present A1
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU resident (1998–2007) present A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT resident (-) present A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT resident (-) present A1
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN passage (1998–2007) present A1

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 very low
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 of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Savanna 56 Savanna
Forest 40 Tropical deciduous forest; Tropical semi-deciduous forest; Tropical semi-evergreen forest
Shrubland 4 Scrub


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estancias Golondrina - El Trébol (Paraguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estancias-golondrina--el-trébol-iba-paraguay on 23/12/2024.