BR174
Serra da Cantareira


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
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius NT resident 2019 min 30 individuals B1a
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni NT resident 2023 min 30 individuals B1a
Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus NT resident 2015 min 30 individuals B1a

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
1968 Parque Estadual Da Cantareira Parque 58
1968 Parque Estadual Alberto Löfgren Parque 1
1998 Apa Sistema Cantareira Área de Proteção Ambiental 24
2010 Parque Estadual De Itapetinga Parque 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra da Cantareira (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-da-cantareira-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.