BR053
Formoso do Araguaia


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident (-) present A1
Wood Stork Mycteria americana LC resident (2007) 1,000 individuals A4i
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria LC resident (2007) 500 individuals A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a resident (2007) 20,000-49,999 individuals A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Gallery (or Riparian) forest
Shrubland - Cerrado; Second-growth or disturbed scrub
Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Formoso do Araguaia (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/formoso-do-araguaia-iba-brazil on 12/01/2025.