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Serra do Tabuleiro State Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2024 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
Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus NT resident 2016 min 30 individuals B1a
Russet-winged Spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus VU resident 2015-2023 30-308 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2024 unfavourable medium medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Residential and commercial development happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Natural system modifications past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1975 Parque Estadual Da Serra Do Tabuleiro Parque 96
2009 Morro dos Cavalos Terra Indígena 2

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra do Tabuleiro State Park (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-do-tabuleiro-state-park-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.