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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
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea	VU	breeding	2003	90 individuals	A1, A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Montes del Queguay	Área Protegida con Recursos Manejados	12

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Campo grassland	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guichón (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guichón-iba-uruguay on 23/11/2024.