BR015
Parque Nacional da Amazônia


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Brazilian Tinamou Crypturellus strigulosus LC resident 1997 present A3
White-crested Guan Penelope pileata VU resident 1997 present A1, A3
Red-throated Piping-guan Pipile cujubi VU resident 1997 present A3
Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii LC resident 1997 present A3
Green-winged Trumpeter Psophia viridis VU resident 2004 present A3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja VU resident 1997 present A1
White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli LC resident 1997 present A3
Blue-necked Jacamar Galbula cyanicollis LC resident 1997 present A3
Rufous-necked Puffbird Malacoptila rufa LC resident 2004 present A3
Western Red-necked Araçari Pteroglossus sturmii LC resident 1997 present A3
Brown-chested Barbet Capito brunneipectus LC resident 1997 present A3
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons LC resident 1997 present A3
Vulturine Parrot Pyrilia vulturina LC resident 1997 present A3
Golden Parakeet Guaruba guarouba VU resident 1997 present A1, A3
White-eyed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla leucophthalma LC resident 1997 present A3
Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri LC resident 1997 present A3
Ihering's Antwren Myrmotherula iheringi LC resident 1997 present A3
Saturnine Antshrike Thamnomanes saturninus LC resident 1997 present A3
Pale-faced Bare-eye Phlegopsis borbae LC resident 1997 present A3
Harlequin Antbird Rhegmatorhina berlepschi LC resident 2004 present A3
Band-tailed Antbird Hypocnemoides maculicauda LC resident 1997 present A3
Black-bellied Gnateater Conopophaga melanogaster LC resident 1997 present A3
Amazonian Antpitta Myrmothera berlepschi LC resident 1997 present A3
Hoffmanns's Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi LC resident 1997 present A3
Hylexetastes perrotii NR resident 1997 present A3
Flame-crested Manakin Heterocercus linteatus LC resident 1997 present A3
Snow-capped Manakin Lepidothrix nattereri LC resident 1997 present A3
White-tailed Cotinga Xipholena lamellipennis NT resident 1997 present A3
Zimmer's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus minimus LC resident 1997 present A3
White-winged Shrike-tanager Lanio versicolor LC resident 1997 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Energy production and mining likely in long term (beyond 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Biological resource use happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1974 Parque Nacional Da Amazônia Parque 95
1987 Andirá-Marau Terra Indígena 8

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional da Amazônia (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-da-amazônia-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.