Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-backed Parrotlet Touit melanonotus | NT | resident | 2022 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
| Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana | NT | resident | 2022 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.
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 | favourable | 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 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| 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 |
| 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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Parque Nacional Da Serra Dos Orgãos | Parque | 47 |
| 1982 | Área De Proteção Ambiental De Petrópolis | Área de Proteção Ambiental | 24 |
| 2002 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Bacia Do Rio Macacu | Área de Proteção Ambiental | 4 |
| 2008 | Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Rogério Marinho | Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural | <1 |
| 2014 | Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Jacutinga | Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural | <1 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Tropical lowland evergreen forest | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra dos Órgãos (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-dos-órgãos-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.