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Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé e Serra do Gavião


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Diamantina Sabrewing Campylopterus diamantinensis NT resident (2019) min 30 individuals B1a

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1998 Área De Proteção Ambiental Águas Vertentes Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) 100
1998 Parque Estadual Pico Do Itambé Parque (II) 63


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé e Serra do Gavião (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-estadual-do-pico-do-itambé-e-serra-do-gavião-iba-brazil on 10/01/2025.