BR038
Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris NT resident 2022 min 30 individuals B1a
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus EN resident 2022 min 2 individuals A1
Yellow-faced Parrot Alipiopsitta xanthops NT resident 2021 min 30 individuals B1a
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus VU resident 2018 min 32 individuals A1
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata NT resident 2022 min 90 individuals B1a
Coalcrest Charitospiza eucosma NT resident 2022 min 90 adults B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Parque Nacional das Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park 100
1990 Área De Proteção Ambiental Serra Da Tabatinga Área de Proteção Ambiental 1
2002 Parque Nacional Das Nascentes Do Rio Parnaiba Parque 100
2006 Área De Proteção Ambiental Do Rio Preto Área de Proteção Ambiental 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 22/11/2024.