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).
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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Mangrove, White sand forest | - |
Shrubland | Arid lowland scrub, Cerrado | - |
Marine Intertidal | - |
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.