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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 (2002–2006)	90 birds	A1
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea	VU	breeding (2002–2006)	90 birds	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	good (>90%)	very poor (<40%)	very poor

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%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Campo grassland

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Young Grasslands (Uruguay). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/young-grasslands-iba-uruguay on 23/12/2024.