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Yabebyry


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta LC resident (1998–2007) present A1
Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri VU resident (1998–2007) present A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU breeding (1998–2007) present A1

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 not assessed very high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Yabebyry Refugio de Vida Silvestre - Publico (IV) 94

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 65 Tropical deciduous forest; Tropical semi-deciduous forest; Tropical semi-evergreen forest
Savanna 17 Savanna
Wetlands (inland) 12
Grassland 5 Campo grassland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yabebyry (Paraguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yabebyry-iba-paraguay on 23/12/2024.