Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata | NT | resident (-) | min 60 birds | B1a |
| Rio Branco Antbird Cercomacra carbonaria | VU | resident (2015–2020) | min 15 birds | A1 |
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 | poor | very high | 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%) | poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Residential and commercial development | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% 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 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Estação Ecológica De Caracaraí | Estação Ecológica (Ia) | - |
| 1985 | Estação Ecológica De Niquiá | Estação Ecológica (Ia) | 7 |
| 1989 | Parque Nacional Serra Da Mocidade | Parque (II) | 6 |
| 1998 | Parque Nacional Viruá | Parque (II) | 5 |
| 2005 | Floresta Nacional De Anauá | Floresta (VI) | 6 |
| 2005 | Anauá | National Forest (VI) | 6 |
| 2017 | Viruá National Park | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (II) | 5 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; White sand forest |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Campinas e Várzeas do Rio Branco (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/campinas-e-várzeas-do-rio-branco-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.