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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
Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Quebracho Crested Tinamou Eudromia formosa	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba	LC	resident (2000)	1–500 birds	A4i
Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys	LC	resident (2000)	1–1,500 birds	A4i
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps	LC	resident (2000)	1–780 birds	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	non-breeding (2000)	1–5,200 birds	A1, A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident (2000)	1–10,000 birds	A4i
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris	LC	resident (2000)	1–500 birds	A4i
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	passage (2000)	22 birds	A1
Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor	LC	passage (2000)	1–25,000 birds	A4i
Chaco Owl Strix chacoensis	NT	resident (-)	present	A3
Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-bodied Woodpecker Hylatomus schulzii	NT	resident (-)	present	A1, A3
Black-legged Seriema Chunga burmeisteri	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Crested Gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Crested Hornero Furnarius cristatus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Cinereous Black-tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltator multicolor	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-capped Warbling-finch Microspingus melanoleucus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2000)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	36	Tropical deciduous forest; Tropical semi-deciduous forest; Tropical semi-evergreen forest
Savanna	29	Savanna
Shrubland	3	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	2

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lagunas Saladas - Riacho Yacaré (Paraguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lagunas-saladas--riacho-yacaré-iba-paraguay on 23/12/2024.