Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| 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 |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Lote Cristalino | Particular Reserve of Natural Heritage (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Parque Estadual Cristalino | Parque (II) | 5 |
| 2001 | Cristalino I | State Park (II) | 6 |
| 2001 | Cristalino II | State Park (II) | 11 |
| 2005 | Reserva Biológica Nascentes Serra Do Cachimbo | Reserva Biológica (Ia) | 31 |
| 2011 | Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Cristalino I | Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (IV) | <1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; White sand forest |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) | Cerrado |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cristalino / Serra do Cachimbo (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cristalino--serra-do-cachimbo-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.