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Serra de Itamaraju


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2006 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
Hook-billed Hermit Glaucis dohrnii VU resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2022 not assessed not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset poor

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Improved pasture land major (>10)
Forest Tropical lowland evergreen forest major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
forestry major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra de Itamaraju (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-de-itamaraju-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.