The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2023 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 |
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Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris | NT | resident (2022) | min 30 birds | B1a |
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus | EN | resident (2022) | min 2 birds | A1 |
Yellow-faced Parrot Alipiopsitta xanthops | NT | resident (2021) | min 30 birds | B1a |
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus | VU | resident (2018) | min 32 birds | A1 |
Coalcrest Charitospiza eucosma | NT | resident (2022) | min 90 adults | B1a |
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata | NT | resident (2022) | min 90 birds | B1a |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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- | Parque Nacional das Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba | National Park (-) | 100 |
1990 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Serra Da Tabatinga | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 1 |
2002 | Parque Nacional Das Nascentes Do Rio Parnaiba | Parque (II) | 100 |
2006 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Do Rio Preto | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nascentes-do-rio-parnaíba-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.