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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	2003	present	A1
Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-bellied Hermit Phaethornis subochraceus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	VU	breeding	2000	217 individuals	A1
Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Grey-crested Cacholote Pseudoseisura unirufa	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-lored Spinetail Synallaxis albilora	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Plain Tyrannulet Inezia inornata	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Cinereous Black-tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fawn-breasted Wren Cantorchilus guarayanus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-bellied Warbler Basileuterus hypoleucus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Warbling-finch Microspingus melanoleucus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	San Matías	Area Natural de Manejo Integrado	89
2001	Pantanal Boliviano	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	97

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest, Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Gallery (or Riparian) forest	major (>10)
Grassland	Low, seasonally wet grassland, Second-growth or grazed grasslands	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Cerrado	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Rivers	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
other	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Área Natural de Manejo Integrado San Matías (Bolivia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/área-natural-de-manejo-integrado-san-matías-iba-bolivia on 22/11/2024.