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The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident	1997	30 individuals	A1
Lesser Nothura Nothura minor	VU	resident	1997	10 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Dwarf Tinamou Taoniscus nanus	EN	resident	1997	30 individuals	A1, A3
Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus	CR	resident	2007	rare	A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident	1997	present	A1
Yellow-faced Amazon Alipiopsitta xanthops	NT	resident	1997	30 individuals	A1, A3
Large-billed Antwren Herpsilochmus longirostris	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Collared Crescentchest Melanopareia torquata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Campo Miner Geositta poeciloptera	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
Russet-mantled Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla dimidiata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis rectirostris	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta	VU	resident	1997	30 individuals	A1
Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor	VU	resident	1997	30 individuals	A1, A3
Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-bellied Warbler Basileuterus hypoleucus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata	NT	resident	1997	30 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Black-masked Finch Coryphaspiza melanotis	VU	resident	1997	5,000 individuals	A1
Blue Finch Porphyrospiza caerulescens	NT	resident	1997	30 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Cinereous Warbling-finch Microspingus cinereus	LC	resident	1997	10 breeding pairs	A1, A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Vale dos Sonhos	Particular Reserve of Natural Heritage	60	protected area contained by site	60
Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Pouso Alto	Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural	4	unknown	0
Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Maria Batista	Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural	48	protected area overlaps with site	0
Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Integra O Parque	Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural	320	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pouso Alto	State Environmental Protection Area	695,430	protected area overlaps with site	170,516
Parque Nacional Da Chapada Dos Veadeiros	Parque	64,795	protected area overlaps with site	60,000
Fazenda Mata Funda	Particular Reserve of Natural Heritage	110	protected area contained by site	110
Fazenda Campo Alegre	Particular Reserve of Natural Heritage	7,501	protected area contained by site	7,501
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	367,838	protected area overlaps with site	205,254
Cara Preta	Particular Reserve of Natural Heritage	975	protected area contained by site	975
Área De Proteção Ambiental Pouso Alto	Área de Proteção Ambiental	839,493	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Savanna	Cerrado	-
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub, Cerrado	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros e Adjacências. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-da-chapada-dos-veadeiros-e-adjacências-iba-brazil on 02/10/2023.