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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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 individuals	A4i
Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys	LC	resident	2000	1-1,500 individuals	A4i
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps	LC	resident	2000	1-780 individuals	A4i
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT	non-breeding	2000	1-5,200 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident	2000	1-10,000 individuals	A4i
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris	LC	resident	2000	1-500 individuals	A4i
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	passage	2000	22 individuals	A1
Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor	LC	passage	2000	1-25,000 individuals	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 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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%)	near favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Laguna Chaco Lodge	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical semi-deciduous forest, Tropical semi-evergreen forest	36
Savanna	Savanna	29
Shrubland	Scrub	3
Wetlands (inland)		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.