Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius | NT | resident | 2016 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
| Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga | EN | resident | 2015 | min 20 individuals | A1 |
| Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni | NT | resident | 2015 | min 40 individuals | B1a |
| Vinaceous-breasted Amazon Amazona vinacea | EN | unknown | 2015 | min 11 individuals | A1 |
| White-browed Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia amaurotis | NT | resident | 2015 | min 90 individuals | B1a |
| Azure-shouldered Tanager Tangara cyanoptera | LC | resident | 2015 | min 90 individuals | B1a |
| Buffy-fronted Seedeater Sporophila frontalis | VU | resident | 2021-2024 | min 30 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.
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 unfavourable | high | 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 unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | Not assessed | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Quilombo | State Park | 1 |
| 1957 | Estação Ecológica De Xitué | Estação Ecológica | 1 |
| 1958 | Parque Estadual Turístico Do Alto Do Ribeira | Parque | 8 |
| 1982 | Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho | Parque | 9 |
| 1984 | Apa Serra Do Mar | Área de Proteção Ambiental | 60 |
| 1995 | Parque Estadual Intervales | Parque | 9 |
| 1999 | Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 24 |
| 2004 | Parque Natural Municipal Morro Do Ouro | Parque | <1 |
| 2008 | Apa Quilombos Do Médio Ribeira | Área de Proteção Ambiental | 9 |
| 2012 | Parque Estadual Nascentes Do Paranapanema | Parque | 5 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maciço Florestal de Paranapiacaba (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maciço-florestal-de-paranapiacaba-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.