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The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana	NT	resident	2012-2021	min 30 individuals	B1a
Yellow-legged Tinamou Crypturellus noctivagus	NT	resident	2014	min 30 individuals	B1a
White-browed Guan Penelope jacucaca	VU	resident	2014-2022	min 30 individuals	A1
Lear's Macaw Anodorhynchus leari	EN	resident	2019	min 1,000 individuals	A1, A4
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana	NT	resident	2012-2019	30 individuals	B1a
Pectoral Antwren Herpsilochmus pectoralis	VU	resident	2013	min 30 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Estação Ecológica Raso Da Catarina	Estação Ecológica	24
1990	Estação Biológica de Canudos	Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural	-
2001	Área De Proteção Ambiental Serra Branca / Raso Da Catarina	Área de Proteção Ambiental	16

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	major (>10)
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Raso da Catarina (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/raso-da-catarina-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.