BirdsThreatened

Ratonera Aperdizada

Cistothorus platensis

A very small bird with streaked brown plumage and a high-pitched song. It inhabits tall grasslands. Its main threats are burning, overgrazing and the loss of grasslands. It is recommended to avoid burning and abrupt grassland management.

Key Features

Habitat

Tall grasslands

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Family: Troglodytidae

Genus: Cistothorus

Technical conservation data

SNAP conservation priority: Yes

Threatened (SNAP): Yes

Threatened by forestry: Yes

Threatened: Yes

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

Wind-formed sand patterns with scattered vegetation in the background

La Rinconada

Tacuarembó
Landscape of natural grasslands and plantation forest bathed in the golden light of sunset.

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó

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