Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus | NT | resident (2015) | min 60 birds | B1a |
| Azure Jay Cyanocorax coeruleus | NT | resident (2015) | min 90 birds | B1a |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2024 | very poor | medium | not assessed |
| 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 | poor (40–69%) | poor (40–69%) | very poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Parque Nacional De Aparados Da Serra | Parque (II) | 5 |
| 1982 | Reserva Biológica Da Serra Geral | Reserva Biológica (Ia) | 2 |
| 1983 | Reserva Biológica Estadual Do Aguaí | Reserva Biológica (Ia) | 3 |
| 1992 | Parque Nacional Da Serra Geral | Parque (Ia) | 6 |
| 1997 | Estação Ecológica Estadual Aratinga | Estação Ecológica (Ia) | 2 |
| 1998 | Reserva Biológica Estadual Mata Paludosa | Reserva Biológica (Ia) | <1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Região dos Aparados da Serra (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/região-dos-aparados-da-serra-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.