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Arquipélago de Anavilhanas


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja VU resident (2007) common A1
Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi VU resident (2007) common A1, A2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed low not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1981 Parque Nacional De Anavilhanas Parque (II) 100
2000 Central Amazon Conservation Complex World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100
2017 Anavilhanas National Park Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (II) 100
2018 Rio Negro Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (VI) 2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Flooded tropical evergreen forest
Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater lakes and pools


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arquipélago de Anavilhanas (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arquipélago-de-anavilhanas-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.