This species is a Cerrado obligate. We don’t know how adaptable it is to agricultural changes and the Cerrado has undergone huge transformation to row crops. In Paraguay it is considered critically endangered as it is reliably known from only one site. It is concerning that throughout its potential distribution Nothura maculosa has a relatively large number of records in the Cerrado and Nothura minor almost none. The two species can potentially be confused but still, the difference is telling of a difference in occurence. Given the low number of sightings of the species (while N. maculosa is registered) and the large loss of Cerrado vegetation there is potentially sufficient support to change the status of the species.
This species is a Cerrado obligate. We don’t know how adaptable it is to agricultural changes and the Cerrado has undergone huge transformation to row crops. In Paraguay it is considered critically endangered as it is reliably known from only one site. It is concerning that throughout its potential distribution Nothura maculosa has a relatively large number of records in the Cerrado and Nothura minor almost none. The two species can potentially be confused but still, the difference is telling of a difference in occurence. Given the low number of sightings of the species (while N. maculosa is registered) and the large loss of Cerrado vegetation there is potentially sufficient support to change the status of the species.