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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
Yellow-legged Tinamou Crypturellus noctivagus	NT	resident	2017	min 30 individuals	B1a
Moustached Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes falcirostris	VU	resident	2017-2022	min 30 individuals	A1

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2023. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Savanna	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Área De Proteção Ambiental Cavernas Do Peruaçu	Área de Proteção Ambiental	56
1999	Parque Nacional Cavernas Do Peruaçu	Parque	87

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical deciduous forest	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major (>10)
Savanna	Cerrado	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vale do Peruaçu (Brazil). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vale-do-peruaçu-iba-brazil on 23/11/2024.