Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-tailed Amazon Amazona brasiliensis | NT | resident (2019) | min 472 individuals | B1a |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2024 | unfavourable | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the key species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate deterioration (10–30% in 3 generations) | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Jacupiranga | State Park (II) | 23 |
| 1978 | Estação Ecológica Chaúas | Estação Ecológica (Ia) | <1 |
| 1982 | Estação Ecológica De Guaraqueçaba | Estação Ecológica (Ia) | 1 |
| 1984 | Área De Proteção Ambiental De Cananéia-Iguapé-Peruíbe | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 16 |
| 1985 | Área De Proteção Ambiental De Guaraqueçaba | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 38 |
| 1989 | Parque Nacional Do Superagui | Parque (II) | 5 |
| 1992 | Guaraqueçaba | State Environmental Protection Area (V) | 32 |
| 1994 | Parque Estadual Da Campina Do Encantado | Parque (II) | 1 |
| 1994 | Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Figueira | Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (IV) | <1 |
| 1999 | Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) | 28 |
| 2002 | Reserva Extrativista Mandira | Reserva Extrativista (VI) | <1 |
| 2017 | Environmental Protection Area of Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (II) | 5 |
| 2017 | Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (Ib) | 1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - | Mangrove |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guaraqueçaba / Jacupiranga / Cananéia (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guaraqueçaba--jacupiranga--cananéia-iba-brazil on 15/01/2025.