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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1
Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Black-legged Seriema Chunga burmeisteri	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Spot-winged Falconet Spiziapteryx circumcincta	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Crested Gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Cinereous Black-tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Chaco Sparrow Rhynchospiza strigiceps	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltator multicolor	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Black-capped Warbling-finch Microspingus melanoleucus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco	National Park (II)	60

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Tropical deciduous forest; Palm forest; Tropical semi-deciduous forest
Shrubland	major (>10)	Arid lowland scrub; Riparian scrub/thickets
Grassland	-	Second-growth or grazed grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: KAA-IYA del Gran Chaco (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kaa-iya-del-gran-chaco-iba-bolivia on 23/12/2024.