BR166
Complexo Pedra Azul / Forno Grande


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2023 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
Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus NT resident 2021 min 30 individuals B1a
Golden-tailed Parrotlet Touit surdus VU resident 2018 min 30 individuals A1
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana NT resident 2023 min 30 individuals B1a
Ochre-rumped Antbird Drymophila ochropyga LC resident 2023 min 90 individuals B1a
Cherry-throated Tanager Nemosia rourei CR resident 2023 min 9 individuals A1
Buffy-fronted Seedeater Sporophila frontalis VU passage 2016 min 30 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2023. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 not assessed high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high

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Some of site covered (10-49%) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1960 Pedra Azul State Park -
1991 Pedra Azul State Park 10
2013 Parque Estadual Do Forno Grande Parque 8
2017 Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Águia Branca Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural 15


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Complexo Pedra Azul / Forno Grande (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/complexo-pedra-azul--forno-grande-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.