Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro (Brazil) IBA | Details

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Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2022 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
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana	NT	resident (2021)	30 birds	B1a

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2022	good	medium	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Parque Estadual Serra Do Brigadeiro	Parque (II)	70

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-estadual-da-serra-do-brigadeiro-iba-brazil on 19/12/2024.