BR174
Serra da Cantareira


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius NT resident (2019) min 30 birds B1a
Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni NT resident (2023) min 30 birds B1a
Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus NT resident (2015) min 30 birds B1a

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1968 Parque Estadual Da Cantareira Parque (II) 58
1968 Parque Estadual Alberto Löfgren Parque (II) 1


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 23/12/2024.