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The site was identified as important in 2009 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident	2006	present	A1
Dwarf Tinamou Taoniscus nanus	EN	resident	2002	present	A1, A3
Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus	CR	resident	2006	present	A1
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Yellow-faced Parrot Alipiopsitta xanthops	NT	resident	2006	present	A1, A3
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	VU	resident	2006	present	A1
Large-billed Antwren Herpsilochmus longirostris	LC	resident	2006	present	A3
Collared Crescentchest Melanopareia torquata	LC	resident	2006	present	A3
Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata	LC	resident	2006	present	A3
Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant Euscarthmus rufomarginatus	LC	resident	2007	present	A1
Chapada Flycatcher Guyramemua affinis	NT	resident	2006	present	A3
Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus	LC	resident	2006	present	A3
White-striped Warbler Myiothlypis leucophrys	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-bellied Warbler Basileuterus hypoleucus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata	NT	resident	2006	present	A1, A3
Coalcrest Charitospiza eucosma	NT	resident	2006	present	A1, A3
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis	LC	resident	2006	present	A3
White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea	LC	resident	2006	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Área De Proteção Ambiental Jalapão	Área de Proteção Ambiental	11
2000	Jalapão	State Environmental Protection Area	39
2001	Estacao Ecologica Serra Geral Do Tocantins	Estação Ecológica	60
2001	Parque Estadual Do Jalapão	Parque	13
2001	Jalapão	State Park	13
2006	Área De Proteção Ambiental Do Rio Preto	Área de Proteção Ambiental	6
2012	Monumento Natural Canyons E Corredeiras Do Rio Sono	Monumento Natural	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna	Cerrado	major (>10)
Forest	Gallery (or Riparian) forest	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Cerrado	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jalapão (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jalapão-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.