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Ilhabela State Park (Parque Estadual de Ilhabela IBA)


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga EN resident (2011) min 29 birds A1

IBA Conservation

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 assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2024 poor very high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70–90%) moderate (70–90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Parque Estadual De Ilhabela Parque (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilhabela State Park (Parque Estadual de Ilhabela IBA) (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilhabela-state-park-(parque-estadual-de-ilhabela-iba)-iba-brazil on 27/12/2024.