Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Floresta Nacional De Tapirapé-Aquiri | Floresta (VI) | 16 |
| 1989 | Reserva Biológica Do Tapirapé | Reserva Biológica (Ia) | 8 |
| 1989 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Do Igarapé Gelado | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 2 |
| 1998 | Floresta Nacional De Carajás | Floresta (VI) | 32 |
| 1998 | Floresta Nacional De Itacaiunas | Floresta (VI) | 11 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Tropical lowland evergreen forest |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) | Semihumid/humid montane scrub |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra dos Carajás (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-dos-carajás-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.