Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-browed Amazon Amazona rhodocorytha | VU | resident (2015) | min 30 individuals | A1 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2024 | unfavourable | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the key species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Ilhas E Várzeas Do Rio Paraná | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 100 |
| 1997 | Parque Nacional De Ilha Grande | Parque (II) | 65 |
| 2017 | Ilha Grande National Park | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (II) | 70 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-de-ilha-grande-iba-brazil on 19/01/2025.