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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
Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus	VU	non-breeding	2016	7-321 individuals	A1
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	non-breeding	2016	min 250 individuals	B1a
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	VU	non-breeding	2016	min 50 individuals	B1a
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	unknown	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.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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)	Unknown	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2005	Area De Proteção Ambiental Da Lagoa Verde	Área de Proteção Ambiental	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Banhado do Maçarico e Cordões Litorâneos Adjacentes (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/banhado-do-maçarico-e-cordões-litorâneos-adjacentes-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.