 Endangered birds include Brazilian merganser ("Mergus octosetaceus") and yellow-bellied seedeater ("Sporophila nigricollis").The main threats to the "campo rupestre" come from mining, extraction of native plants, cattle ranching, tourism, urban expansion, climate change and invasive species.Because this ecoregion has received far less attention from both the scientific community and the general public it stands out as a delicate area in terms of conservation status.