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Parque Nacional do Jaú


IBA Justification

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
Grey-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae LC resident (2006) present A2, A3
Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra LC resident (2006) present A3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja VU resident (2006) 30 birds A1
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris LC resident (-) present A3
Chestnut-headed Nunlet Nonnula amaurocephala LC resident (2006) present A2, A3
Tawny-tufted Toucanet Selenidera nattereri LC resident (2006) present A3
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger LC resident (-) present A3
Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi LC resident (-) present A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus LC resident (-) present A3
Yapacana Antbird Aprositornis disjuncta LC resident (2006) present A2, A3
Yellow-throated Antwren Myrmotherula ambigua LC resident (2006) present A2, A3
Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi VU resident (2006) 90 birds A1, A2
Spot-backed Antwren Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus LC resident (2006) present A3
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus LC resident (-) present A3
Chestnut-crested Antbird Rhegmatorhina cristata LC resident (2006) present A2, A3
Black-headed Antbird Percnostola rufifrons LC resident (-) present A3
Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin Neopelma chrysocephalum LC resident (-) present A3
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex LC resident (-) present A3
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor LC resident (-) present A3
Glossy-backed Becard Pachyramphus surinamus LC resident (-) present A3
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parvus LC resident (-) present A3
Brown-headed Greenlet Hylophilus brunneiceps LC resident (-) present A3
Collared Gnatwren Microbates collaris LC resident (-) present A3
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea LC resident (-) present A3
White-naped Seedeater Sporophila fringilloides LC resident (2006) present A2, A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Parque Nacional Do Jaú Parque (II) 100
2000 Central Amazon Conservation Complex World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100
2018 Rio Negro Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (VI) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; White sand forest


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