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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
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis	NT	breeding (2004–2005)	90 birds	A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea	VU	breeding (2004–2005)	90 birds	A1, A2
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	breeding (2004)	< 50 birds	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Meseta de Artigas	Historical Monument (-)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land
Grassland	major (>10)	Campo grassland
Shrubland	major (>10)	Scrub

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meseta de Artigas (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meseta-de-artigas-iba-uruguay on 23/12/2024.