BR033
Delta do Parnaíba


IBA Justification

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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber LC resident 2007 5,000 individuals A4i
Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis NT resident - present A2

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Reserva Extrativista Marinha Do Delta Do Parnaiba Reserva Extrativista 27,022 protected area contained by site 0
Foz do Rio Preguiças, Pequenos Lençóis e Região Lagunar Adjacente State Environmental Protection Area 269,684 protected area overlaps with site 120,282
Delta do Parnaíba Marine Extractive Reserve 26,771 protected area contained by site 26,771
Área De Proteção Ambiental Serra Da Ibiapaba Área de Proteção Ambiental 1,624,177 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Área De Proteção Ambiental Delta Do Parnaiba Área de Proteção Ambiental 307,591 protected area contains site 217,139
Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Foz Do Rio Das Preguiças - Pequenos Lençóis - Região Lagunar Adjacente Área de Proteção Ambiental 206,230 protected area overlaps with site 0
Amazon Estuary and its Mangroves Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 3,830,430 protected area contains site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Mangrove, White sand forest -
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub, Cerrado -
Marine Intertidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta do Parnaíba. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-do-parnaíba-iba-brazil on 19/03/2024.