BR160
Santa Teresa


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2023 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
Golden-tailed Parrotlet Touit surdus VU resident 2022 min 30 individuals A1
Salvadori's Antwren Myrmotherula minor VU resident 2023 min 15 breeding pairs A1
Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys EN resident 2023 min 15 individuals A1
Cherry-throated Tanager Nemosia rourei CR resident 2021-2023 min 5 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Santa Lúcia Biological Station -
1982 Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi Reserva Biológica 26
1994 Área De Proteção Ambiental Do Pico Do Goiapaba-Açu Área de Proteção Ambiental 3
2010 Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Vale Do Sol Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural <1
2013 Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Meu Cantinho Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santa Teresa (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santa-teresa-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.