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São Pedro da Água Branca


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Kaempfer's Woodpecker Celeus obrieni VU resident 2007 present A1
Bananal Antbird Cercomacra ferdinandi NT resident 2007 30 individuals A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Conservation

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 medium 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
Energy production and mining likely in long term (beyond 4 years) majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration medium
Natural system modifications happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1992 Reserva Extrativista Extremo Norte Do Tocantins Reserva Extrativista 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: São Pedro da Água Branca (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/são-pedro-da-água-branca-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.