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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
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 individuals	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
White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciata	NT	resident	2007	common	A1, A3
Black-masked Finch Coryphaspiza melanotis	VU	resident	2007	common	A1
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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1961	Parque Nacional Das Emas	Parque	100
2001	Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Cerrado	major (>10)
Forest	Gallery (or Riparian) forest	minor (<10)
Savanna	Cerrado	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.