The site was identified as important in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Hook-billed Hermit Glaucis dohrnii | VU | resident | - | present | A1, A2 |
Golden-tailed Parrotlet Touit surdus | VU | resident | - | 30 individuals | A1 |
Vinaceous-breasted Amazon Amazona vinacea | EN | unknown | - | 30 individuals | A1 |
Red-browed Amazon Amazona rhodocorytha | VU | resident | - | present | A1 |
Golden-capped Parakeet Aratinga auricapillus | LC | resident | - | 30 individuals | A1 |
Band-tailed Antwren Myrmotherula urosticta | VU | resident | - | present | A1, A2 |
Black-headed Berryeater Carpornis melanocephala | NT | resident | - | 30 individuals | A1 |
Banded Cotinga Cotinga maculata | CR | resident | - | present | A1, A2 |
White-winged Cotinga Xipholena atropurpurea | VU | resident | - | present | A1, A2 |
Atlantic Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus swainsoni | VU | resident | - | 30 individuals | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2023 | near favourable | high | medium |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | Tropical lowland evergreen forest | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded | likely in short term (within 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Reserva Extrativista Corumbau | Reserva Extrativista | 89,597 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Parque Nacional Do Monte Pascoal | Parque | 22,332 | is identical to site | 22,500 |
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 111,930 | protected area contains site | 22,500 |
Corumbauzinho | Indigenous Area | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Barra Velha | Terra Indígena | 8,627 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Área De Proteção Ambiental Caraíva/ Trancoso | Área de Proteção Ambiental | 31,927 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Tropical lowland evergreen forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional de Monte Pascoal. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-de-monte-pascoal-iba-brazil on 09/12/2023.