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An assessment of the Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of southern Paraguayan grasslands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2020

VIVIANA ROJAS BONZI Open the ORCID record for VIVIANA ROJAS BONZI [Opens in a new window] ,
HUGO CABRAL ,
HUGO DEL CASTILLO ,
CAMILO BENÍTEZ-RIVEROS ,
TATIANA GALLUPPI ,
LORENA SFORZA ,
MARCOS BÁEZ  and
ALBERTO YANOSKY
VIVIANA ROJAS BONZI*
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay. Programa Nacional de Incentivo a los Investigadores (PRONII), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Asunción, Paraguay.
HUGO CABRAL
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay. Programa Nacional de Incentivo a los Investigadores (PRONII), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Asunción, Paraguay. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
HUGO DEL CASTILLO
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay.
CAMILO BENÍTEZ-RIVEROS
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay.
TATIANA GALLUPPI
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay.
LORENA SFORZA
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay.
MARCOS BÁEZ
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay.
ALBERTO YANOSKY
Affiliation:
Guyra Paraguay, Avda. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Capital Verde, Viñas Cue, Asunción, Paraguay. Programa Nacional de Incentivo a los Investigadores (PRONII), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Asunción, Paraguay.
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*Author for correspondence; email: vivirojasb@gmail.com
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Summary

We present an assessment of the Southern Paraguayan Grasslands using Important Bird Areas (IBAs) located in a grassland landscape mosaic. Eleven IBAs in southern Paraguay were evaluated 10 years after their designation, using the BirdLife International method to assess the state, pressure, and response of these areas, during 2017 and 2018. Overall, the Pressure from ecosystem modifications led by fire, and fire suppression, agricultural expansion, and intensification due to farming and grazing have been identified as the major threats to IBAs. Regarding the State, 64% of the IBAs presented Very poor habitat quality to support grassland bird communities. The level of conservation Response was mostly negligible when considering conservation designation, management planning and conservation actions for the trigger species. Our results provide useful information to partners to reconsider these areas as IBAs as most of them no longer fulfill international requirements, we also highlight the importance of strengthening national policies to adequately protect natural grasslands.

Keywords

grasslandsfarmingconservationsouthern cone
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Research Article
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Bird Conservation International , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , June 2021 , pp. 312 - 325
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of BirdLife International

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