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Tepuis de Roraima


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys EN resident (2023) min 15 birds A1

IBA Conservation

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 good low not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat poor

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Shrubland good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1989 Parque Nacional Do Monte Roraima Parque (II) 47

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Montane broadleaf evergreen forest
Shrubland - Semihumid/humid montane scrub


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tepuis de Roraima (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tepuis-de-roraima-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.