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Parque Provincial Urugua-í


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A3
Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga EN resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A3
Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus CR resident 1990-2002 1-2 individuals A1
Purple-winged Ground Dove Paraclaravis geoffroyi CR passage 2001-2003 1-3 individuals A1, A3
Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana LC resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A2, A3
Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila LC resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A3
Southern Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A3
Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A3
Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus VU resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A1, A3
Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
White-bearded Antshrike Biatas nigropectus VU resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A2, A3
Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis LC resident 2001-2003 present A2, A3
Speckle-breasted Antpitta Cryptopezus nattereri LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Spotted Bamboowren Psilorhamphus guttatus LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A2, A3
Mouse-colored Tapaculo Scytalopus speluncae LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Scalloped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes falcinellus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
White-browed Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia amaurotis NT resident 2001-2003 < 50 individuals A2, A3
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia lichtensteini LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Canebrake Groundcreeper Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A2, A3
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Bay-ringed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes sylviolus LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A3
Southern Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius NT resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A3
Grey-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Drab-breasted Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus diops LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Greenish Tyrannulet Phyllomyias virescens LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A3
Green-throated Euphonia Euphonia chalybea LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A3
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza moesta LC resident 2001-2003 50-249 individuals A1, A3
Chestnut-headed Tanager Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma LC resident 2001-2003 present A3
Uniform Finch Haplospiza unicolor LC resident 2001-2003 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1988 Urugua-í Parque Provincial 100
1990 Caa Pora Reserva Privada <1
2000 Yacutinga Refugio Privado de Vida Silvestre -
2002 Urugua-í Reserva de Vida Silvestre 3

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name Year formed
Conservación Argentina (CA) 2001
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Provincial Urugua-í (Argentina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-provincial-urugua-í-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.