Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Rhea Rhea americana | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Straight-billed Reedhaunter Limnoctites rectirostris | NT | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1, A2 |
| Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis | NT | passage | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
| Saffron-cowled Blackbird Xanthopsar flavus | EN | resident | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1, A4ii |
| Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis | NT | breeding | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
| Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea | VU | passage | 2001-2003 | 50-249 individuals | A1 |
| Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris | EN | passage | 2001-2003 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pastizales de Ibicuy (Argentina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pastizales-de-ibicuy-iba-argentina on 22/11/2024.