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Lavrados de Roraima


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Rio Branco Antbird Cercomacra carbonaria VU resident (2003) present A1, A2
Hoary-throated Spinetail Synallaxis kollari EN resident (2002) present A1, A2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.

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

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) 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
- Tupaquiri Particular Reserve of Natural Heritage (IV) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10) Campo grassland
Shrubland minor (<10) Cerrado


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lavrados de Roraima (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lavrados-de-roraima-iba-brazil on 25/12/2024.