BR153
Cerrados ao Sul de Brasília


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident 1983 present A1
Yellow-faced Parrot Alipiopsitta xanthops NT resident 2006 30 individuals A1
Brasilia Tapaculo Scytalopus novacapitalis EN resident 2006 frequent A1, A2
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta LC resident 2006 10 breeding pairs A1
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata NT resident 2006 90 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1978 Nambunju Village Village Forest Reserve 7
1985 Capetinga - Taquara Area of Outstanding Ecological Interest 11
1986 Apa Da Bacia Dos Ribeirões Do Gama E Cabeça De Veado Área de Proteção Ambiental 74
1986 Kwezitu Village Village Forest Reserve 74
1992 Estação Ecológica Do Jardim Botânico Estação Ecológica 21
2002 Área De Proteção Ambiental Do Planalto Central Área de Proteção Ambiental 94

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Savanna Cerrado major (>10)
Shrubland Cerrado minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerrados ao Sul de Brasília (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerrados-ao-sul-de-brasília-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.