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The site was identified as important in 2022 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Hook-billed Hermit Glaucis dohrnii	VU	resident	2005-2022	min 15 individuals	A1
Three-toed Jacamar Jacamaralcyon tridactyla	NT	resident	2005-2015	30 individuals	B1a
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni	NT	resident	2005-2014	30 individuals	B1a
Brown-backed Parrotlet Touit melanonotus	NT	resident	2022	30 individuals	B1a
Golden-tailed Parrotlet Touit surdus	VU	resident	2005-2022	min 30 individuals	A1
Red-browed Amazon Amazona rhodocorytha	VU	resident	2022	min 30 individuals	A1
Salvadori's Antwren Myrmotherula minor	VU	resident	2015	min 30 individuals	A1
Striated Softtail Thripophaga macroura	VU	resident	2005-2022	min 30 individuals	A1
Banded Cotinga Cotinga maculata	CR	resident	2014-2022	min 1 individuals	A1
Buff-throated Purpletuft Iodopleura pipra	EN	resident	2014	min 15 individuals	A1
Bahia Tyrannulet Phylloscartes beckeri	EN	resident	2005-2014	min 15 individuals	A1
Fork-tailed Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus furcatus	VU	resident	2005-2015	min 30 individuals	A1
Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys	EN	resident	2005-2019	min 15 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Refúgio Estadual De Vida Silvestre Mata Dos Muriquis	Refúgio de Vida Silvestre	12
2009	Parque Estadual Alto Do Cariri	Parque	20
2010	Parque Nacional Do Alto Cariri	Parque	47

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land	major (>10)
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen forest	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alto Cariri (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alto-cariri-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.