BR078
Alto Rio Juruena


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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2007 common A1
Yellow-faced Parrot Alipiopsitta xanthops NT resident 2007 30 individuals A1
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata NT resident 2007 90 individuals A1
Cone-billed Tanager Conothraupis mesoleuca EN resident 2006-2008 30 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Gallery (or Riparian) forest -
Shrubland Cerrado -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alto Rio Juruena (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alto-rio-juruena-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.