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São José da Laje / Canhotinho


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
White-collared Kite Leptodon forbesi EN resident 2020 min 2 mature individuals A1
Pinto's Spinetail Synallaxis infuscata EN resident 2022 min 10 individuals A1
Alagoas Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ceciliae CR resident 2017 min 4 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: São José da Laje / Canhotinho (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/são-josé-da-laje--canhotinho-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.