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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
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 individuals	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 individuals	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

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

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.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, White sand forest	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.