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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varzea Piculet Picumnus varzeae | NT | resident (2007) | present | A2 |
| 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 |
| Energy production and mining | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Nhamundá | State Park (II) | 1 |
| 1990 | Área De Proteção Ambiental Nhamundá | Área de Proteção Ambiental (V) | 7 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Flooded tropical evergreen forest; River-edge (river island) forest |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Várzeas do Médio Rio Amazonas (Brazil). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/várzeas-do-médio-rio-amazonas-iba-brazil on 23/12/2024.