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Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba


IBA Justification

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
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- 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.