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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident (2007)	common	A1
Lesser Nothura Nothura minor	VU	resident (2007)	frequent	A1, A3
White-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus candicans	VU	resident (2005)	3,449 birds	A1, A3
Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus	EN	resident (2007)	frequent	A1
Yellow-faced Parrot Alipiopsitta xanthops	NT	resident (2007)	common	A1, A3
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	VU	resident (2000)	rare	A1
Large-billed Antwren Herpsilochmus longirostris	LC	resident (2007)	common	A3
Collared Crescentchest Melanopareia torquata	LC	resident (2007)	common	A3
Campo Miner Geositta poeciloptera	VU	resident (2007)	frequent	A1, A3
Russet-mantled Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla dimidiata	LC	resident (2006)	frequent	A3
Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis rectirostris	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata	LC	resident (2007)	common	A3
Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta	LC	resident (2007)	common	A1
Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor	VU	resident (2007)	common	A1, A3
Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus	LC	resident (2007)	common	A3
White-striped Warbler Myiothlypis leucophrys	LC	resident (2006)	present	A3
White-bellied Warbler Basileuterus hypoleucus	LC	resident (2006)	present	A3
Black-masked Finch Coryphaspiza melanotis	VU	resident (2007)	common	A1
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata	NT	resident (2007)	common	A1, A3
Black-throated Saltator Saltator atricollis	LC	resident (2007)	common	A3
Cone-billed Tanager Conothraupis mesoleuca	EN	resident (2006)	rare	A1, A3
Great-billed Seed-finch Sporophila maximiliani	EN	resident (2006)	rare	A1
Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris	EN	winter (2000)	present	A1
White-rumped Tanager Cypsnagra hirundinacea	LC	resident (2007)	common	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1961	Parque Nacional Das Emas	Parque (II)	100
2001	Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	major (>10)	Cerrado
Forest	minor (<10)	Gallery (or Riparian) forest
Savanna	-	Cerrado

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional das Emas (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-das-emas-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.