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Tirecatinga / Utiariti


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
Greater Rhea Rhea americana NT resident 2007 present A1
Cone-billed Tanager Conothraupis mesoleuca EN resident 2007 present A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1987 Utiariti Terra Indígena 68
1987 Tirecatinga Terra Indígena 22

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland Cerrado major (>10)
Forest Gallery (or Riparian) forest -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tirecatinga / Utiariti (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tirecatinga--utiariti-iba-brazil on 22/11/2024.