Country

Uruguay

Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Common name Scientific name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
White-Faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Sanderling Calidris alba Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Black-Winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Red Knot Calidris canutus Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
African Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae /
Saffron-Cowled Blackbird Xanthopsar flavus Aves Passeriformes Icteridae /
White-Chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis pectoralis Aves Passeriformes Tyrannidae /
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother) Cetorhinus maximus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Cetorhinidae /
Sei Whale, Coalfish Whale, Pollack Whale, Rudolph's Rorqual Balaenoptera borealis Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae /
Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Black-Browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Manta Ray Mobula birostris Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Yellow-Nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae /
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
South American Sea Lion Otaria byronia Mammalia Carnivora Otariidae /
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Reptilia Testudinata Dermochelidae /
Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica Mammalia Cetacea Phocoenidae /
Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus Mammalia Cetacea Physeteridae /
Grey-Headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
La Plata Dolphin, Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei Mammalia Cetacea Pontoporiidae /
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Mammalia Cetacea Balaenidae /
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis Mammalia Carnivora Otariidae /
Porbeagle Lamna nasus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Strange-Tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora Aves Passeriformes Tyrannidae /
Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae /
Burmeister Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis Mammalia Cetacea Phocoenidae /
Bigeye Thresher Shark Alopias superciliosus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Bentfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray, Smoothtail Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula, Thurton’s Devil Ray Mobula thurstoni Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Atlantic Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray Mobula hypostoma Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Aves Cathartiformes Cathartidae /
Smooth Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Jaguar Panthera onca Mammalia Carnivora Felidae /
Tope Shark Galeorhinus galeus Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae /
Lahille's bottlenose dolphin, Bottlenosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus gephyreus Mammalia Artiodactyla Delphinidae /
Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae /
Atlantic petrel; Hooded petrel; Schlegel's Petrel Pterodroma incerta Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Lesser Yellowlegs, Long Leg Tringa flavipes Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Spotted Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma corruscans Pisces (Actinopterygii) Siluriformes Pimelodidae /
Patagonian narrownose smoothhound Mustelus schmitti Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae /
No data present.

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
CMS Party
ACAP Party
ACAP Party
Southern South American Grassland Birds MOU Signatory
Southern South American Grassland Birds MOU Signatory
Sharks Range State
Sharks Range State
No data present.
Name Role Position Institution
Ms. Mariana Rios Focal Point Biodiversity Protection and Sustainable Use Manager Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services National Direction
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