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Parque Nacional do Catimbau


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Picumnus fulvescens NR resident (2019) min 30 birds B1a
Turquoise-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva NT resident (2019) min 30 birds B1a
Yellow-faced Siskin Spinus yarrellii VU resident (2019) min 30 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Parque Nacional Do Catimbau Parque (II) 100


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