Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius | NT | resident | 2015 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
| Black-fronted Piping-guan Pipile jacutinga | EN | resident | 2014 | min 30 individuals | A1 |
| Southern Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius | NT | resident | 2013 | min 90 individuals | B1a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | favourable | high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Parque Nacional Do Iguaçu | Parque | 100 |
| 1986 | Iguaçu National Park | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-do-iguaçu-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.