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Serra do Caraça


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
Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris NT resident (2015) min 30 birds B1a
Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana NT resident (2022) min 40 birds B1a
Marsh Tapaculo Scytalopus iraiensis VU resident (2018) min 5 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2014 Parque Nacional Da Serra Do Gandarela Parque (II) 30


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra do Caraça (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-do-caraça-iba-brazil on 25/12/2024.