Data Zone
The site was identified as important in - because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in -. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2024 | very unfavourable | very high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Other | moderate (70-90%) | very poor (< 40%) | very unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very 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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Área De Proteção Ambiental De Massambaba | Área de Proteção Ambiental | 47 |
| 1986 | Massambaba | Environmental Protection Area | 100 |
| 1986 | Jacarepiá | State Ecological Reserve | 8 |
| 1986 | Massambaba | State Ecological Reserve | 7 |
| 1997 | Reserva Extrativista Marinha Arraial Do Cabo | Reserva Extrativista | 9 |
| 2011 | Parque Estadual Da Costa Do Sol | Parque | 34 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Other | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Restinga de Maçambaba e Ilha de Cabo Frio (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/restinga-de-maçambaba-e-ilha-de-cabo-frio-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.