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Itanhaém / Mongaguá


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
Brown-backed Parrotlet Touit melanonotus NT resident (2020) min 30 birds B1a
Red-tailed Amazon Amazona brasiliensis NT resident (2023) min 100 birds B1a

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 very poor medium low
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 poor (40–69%) poor (40–69%) very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

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Some of area covered (10–49%) A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Parque Estadual Da Serra Do Mar Parque (II) 4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Tropical lowland evergreen forest


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Itanhaém / Mongaguá (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/itanhaém--mongaguá-iba-brazil on 22/12/2024.