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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga	EN	resident	1998-2007	present	A1, A3
Spot-winged Wood-quail Odontophorus capueira	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Violet-crowned Plovercrest Stephanoxis loddigesii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Slaty-breasted Wood-rail Aramides saracura	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-capped Screech-owl Megascops atricapilla	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Southern Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Buff-bellied Puffbird Notharchus swainsoni	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Red-breasted Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus	VU	resident	1998-2007	present	A1, A3
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Vinaceous-breasted Amazon Amazona vinacea	EN	resident	1998-2007	present	A1, A3
Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia lichtensteini	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Blue Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis	NT	resident	1998-2007	present	A1, A3
Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Southern Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Grey-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Eared Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis auricularis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Drab-breasted Bamboo-tyrant Hemitriccus diops	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza moesta	LC	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Tanager Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Uniform Finch Haplospiza unicolor	LC	resident	-	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
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	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Reserva Biológica Limoy	Reserva de las Entidades Binacionales - Autarquico	14,828	protected area overlaps with site	13,392

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Tropical semi-deciduous forest, Tropical semi-evergreen forest	-
Savanna	Savanna	-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

Entidad Binacional Itaipú.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Limoy. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.