Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahia Antwren Herpsilochmus pileatus | NT | resident (2017) | min 30 birds | A1 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2023. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2022 | poor | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| 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 |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Santo Antônio | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 14 |
| 2006 | Reserva Extrativista De Canavieiras | Reserva Extrativista (VI) | 13 |
| 2008 | Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Reserva Maria Vicentini Lopes | Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (IV) | 1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Improved pasture land |
| Forest | major (>10) | Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Mangrove |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | major (>10) |
| agriculture | minor (<10) |
| fisheries/aquaculture | minor (<10) |
| forestry | minor (<10) |
| rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Foz dos Rios Pardo e Jequitinhonha and Santa Cruz Cabrália / Belmonte (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/foz-dos-rios-pardo-e-jequitinhonha-and-santa-cruz-cabrália--belmonte-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.