Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi | VU | resident (2007) | 90 birds | A1, A2 |
| Scaled Spinetail Cranioleuca muelleri | LC | resident (-) | present | A2 |
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 |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% 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 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Reserva Extrativista Tapajós Arapiuns | Reserva Extrativista (VI) | 1 |
| 1998 | Tapajós-Arapiuns | Extractive Reserve (VI) | 1 |
| 2001 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Paytuna | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 2 |
| 2001 | Parque Estadual De Monte Alegre | Parque (II) | <1 |
| 2004 | Reserva Extrativista Verde Para Sempre | Reserva Extrativista (VI) | 13 |
| 2009 | Reserva Extrativista Renascer | Reserva Extrativista (VI) | 2 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Flooded tropical evergreen forest |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Várzeas de Monte Alegre (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/várzeas-de-monte-alegre-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.