Quebrada de los Cuervos
Quebrada de los Cuervos.
The Quebrada de los Cuervos (Spanish for Crows Ravine) is an important landform in Treinta y Tres Department, Uruguay.
Crossed by the Yerbal Chico creek, it constitutes a natural protected area.[1][2] This Important Bird Area (IBA)[3] is inhabited by several endangered species, such as Agelaius flavus, Xolmis dominicanus, Limnoctites rectirostris, Sporophila cinnamomea, Sporophila ruficollis.[4] The very name of this place refers to crow-like Cathartidae which breed on its cliffs: Cathartes burrovianus, Cathartes aura, and Coragyps atratus.[5]
References
- ↑ Crows Ravine (Spanish)
- ↑ Law No. 17234 - Natural Protected Areas System (Spanish)
- ↑ Áreas de Importancia para la Conservación de las Aves en el Uruguay (Spanish)
- ↑ Species at the Quebrada de los Cuervos (Spanish)
- ↑ Quebrada de los Cuervos (Spanish)
External links
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- Official website (Spanish)
- Pictures of the Crows Ravine
- "Woman in land of vultures". EL PAIS. 20 November 2011. (Spanish)
- "The Crows Ravine in danger of invasion". (Spanish)
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Coordinates: 32°55′39″S 54°27′25″W / 32.92750°S 54.45694°W
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