5 thoughts on “Ibera Seedeater (Sporophila iberaensis)”
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 12 February 2024. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 12 February 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 18 February 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
The following comment was received from Rob Clay while the window for consultation was temporarily closed:
“In Paraguay the species was assessed as Vulnerable during the most recent national assessment (2017) due to an inferred ongoing decline in the population as a result of the loss and degradation of wet grassland habitats (e.g. through conversion to rice and Eucalyptus plantations, and more intensive grazing). At the time it was known from 11 locations in the country (Galluppi-Selech et al. 2018), but is now known from double that number, mostly within the same AOO. The species appears to be absent, or almost entirely absent from the country during the austral winter. Population size and rate of decline have not been quantified, but the population is clearly small, with just a few birds at each locality.
Photos of some birds in Bolivia show a much more richly-coloured plumage, particularly of the underparts , than any individuals I’ve seen (or have seen photos of) in Paraguay, perhaps suggestive of a separate population?”
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 February 2024.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Ibera Seedeater is recommended to be listed as Near Threatened, approaching the thresholds for listing as threatened under Criterion C2a(ii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2024.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2024 Red List categories will now be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 12 February 2024. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 12 February 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 18 February 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
The following comment was received from Rob Clay while the window for consultation was temporarily closed:
“In Paraguay the species was assessed as Vulnerable during the most recent national assessment (2017) due to an inferred ongoing decline in the population as a result of the loss and degradation of wet grassland habitats (e.g. through conversion to rice and Eucalyptus plantations, and more intensive grazing). At the time it was known from 11 locations in the country (Galluppi-Selech et al. 2018), but is now known from double that number, mostly within the same AOO. The species appears to be absent, or almost entirely absent from the country during the austral winter. Population size and rate of decline have not been quantified, but the population is clearly small, with just a few birds at each locality.
Photos of some birds in Bolivia show a much more richly-coloured plumage, particularly of the underparts , than any individuals I’ve seen (or have seen photos of) in Paraguay, perhaps suggestive of a separate population?”
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 February 2024.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Ibera Seedeater is recommended to be listed as Near Threatened, approaching the thresholds for listing as threatened under Criterion C2a(ii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2024.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2024 Red List categories will now be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.