BR120
São José da Laje / Canhotinho


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
White-collared Kite Leptodon forbesi EN resident (2020) min 2 mature individuals A1
Pinto's Spinetail Synallaxis infuscata EN resident (2022) min 10 birds A1
Alagoas Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ceciliae CR resident (2017) min 4 birds A1


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 23/12/2024.