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Serra de Itabaiana e Matas de Areia Branca


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
Pectoral Antwren Herpsilochmus pectoralis VU resident 2022 min 30 individuals A1
Fringe-backed Fire-eye Pyriglena atra EN resident 2021 min 10 breeding pairs 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
2005 Parque Nacional Da Serra De Itabaiana Parque 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra de Itabaiana e Matas de Areia Branca (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-de-itabaiana-e-matas-de-areia-branca-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.