Project Ibera Seedeater

Ibera Seedeater, Sporophila iberaensis, Endangered species

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from Mohamed bin Zayed Conservation awards. This is to help protect this endangered species from cattle invasions, provide a bird ringing program and observe the nests using sensitive camera traps. We started the project in October 2025 and have ringed several examples of the species. In January 2026 we started seeing juveniles in the field. The funds have also helped us to secure our fences and allow for autumn prescriptive burning to reduce the prospect of wildfires.