Notes:
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species is an inter-governmental treaty concluded under the United Nations Environment Programme and focusing on the conservation of migratory species and their habitats. CMS concluded the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and their Habitats in 2007.
Conservation Status:
CMS App I
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), Chestnut Seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea), Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor),Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis), Marsh Seedeater (Sporophila palustris), Rufous-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila hypochroma), Strange-tailed Tyrant Alecturus risora, Saffron-cowled Blackbird (Agelaius flavus), Zelich’s Seedeater (Sporophila zelichi)
CMS App II
Bearded Tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis pectoralis), Dark-throated Seedeater (Sporophila ruficollis)
CMS App I/II
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Chestnut Seedeater, Eskimo Curlew, Rufous-rumped Seedeater, Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Zelich’s Seedeater
CITES App I
Eskimo Curlew, Saffron-cowled Blackbird
Source: UNEP Press Release dated December 15, 2010.
