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Cerrados do Nordeste de Tocantins


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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2007 30 individuals A1
Kaempfer's Woodpecker Celeus obrieni VU resident 2006 23 individuals A1
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus VU resident 2007 present A1
Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant Euscarthmus rufomarginatus LC resident - common A1
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata NT resident 2007 30 breeding pairs A1
Coalcrest Charitospiza eucosma NT resident 2007 common A1
Blue Finch Porphyrospiza caerulescens NT resident - common 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
1992 Kraolandia Terra Indígena 23

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland Cerrado major (>10)
Forest Tropical semi-deciduous forest -
Savanna Cerrado -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerrados do Nordeste de Tocantins (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerrados-do-nordeste-de-tocantins-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.