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The site was identified as important in 2022 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	2012-2017	30-50 individuals	B1a
White-browed Guan Penelope jacucaca	VU	resident	2012-2017	50-250 individuals	A1
Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii	EW	resident	2022	min 8 individuals	A1
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana	NT	resident	2012-2017	90-250 individuals	B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	moderate (70-90%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2018	90641	Área de Proteção Ambiental	-
2018	29234	Wildlife Refuge	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Improved pasture land, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	major (>10)
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
energy production and mining	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Curaçá (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/curaçá-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.