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Baixo Curso do Rio Nhundiaquara


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2024 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
Black-backed Tanager Tangara peruviana VU resident 2017 min 30 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2024 unfavourable medium not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat poor

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mangrove -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baixo Curso do Rio Nhundiaquara (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baixo-curso-do-rio-nhundiaquara-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.