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Parque Nacional Mburucuyá


IBA Justification

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 (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus VU resident (2001–2003) < 50 birds A1
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis NT passage (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus VU resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis NT resident (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT passage (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU passage (2001–2003) 50-249 birds A1
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN passage (2001–2003) 1–5 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Mburucuyá Parque Nacional (II) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Mburucuyá (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-mburucuyá-iba-argentina on 22/12/2024.