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The site was identified as important in 2006 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	-	30 individuals	A1
Sulphur-throated Spinetail Limnoctites sulphuriferus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea	VU	passage	-	30 individuals	A1
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	resident	-	present	A1, A2, A3
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	passage	-	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	Not assessed	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Reserva Biológica Do São Donato	Reserva Biológica	27

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Banhado São Donato (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/banhado-são-donato-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.