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Estero de San Mauricio


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
Saffron-cowled Blackbird Xanthopsar flavus EN resident (2003) 1–135 birds A1, A4ii

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
Energy production and mining happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>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
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2009 Reserva Natural Arroyo Aguapey Reserva de las Entidades Binacionales - Autarquico (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Savanna 50 Savanna
Forest 25 Tropical deciduous forest

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 25


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estero de San Mauricio (Paraguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estero-de-san-mauricio-iba-paraguay on 23/12/2024.