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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
Yellow-faced Parrot Alipiopsitta xanthops	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Goias Parakeet Pyrrhura pfrimeri	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Caatinga Black-tyrant Knipolegus franciscanus	LC	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Coalcrest Charitospiza eucosma	NT	resident	2004	present	A1

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical semi-deciduous forest	-
Savanna	Cerrado	-
Shrubland	Cerrado	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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