BR143
Parque Estadual do Rio Doce


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
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius NT resident 2018 min 30 individuals B1a
Three-toed Jacamar Jacamaralcyon tridactyla NT resident 2023 min 30 individuals B1a
Ochre-marked Parakeet Pyrrhura cruentata VU resident 2021 min 30 individuals A1
White-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura leucotis VU resident 2022 min 30 individuals A1
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana NT resident 2022 min 30 individuals B1a
Plumbeous Antvireo Dysithamnus plumbeus VU resident 2019-2022 min 30 individuals A1

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
1944 Parque Estadual Do Rio Doce Parque 100
1996 Rio Doce State Area of Special Protection 11
2003 Área De Proteção Ambiental Serra Do Timóteo Área de Proteção Ambiental 2
2010 Rio Doce State Park Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-estadual-do-rio-doce-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.