taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C08790FFD40367FD33FF40F7C14B02.taxon	description	Considered one of the world’s most threatened raptors, this species was recently “ rediscovered ” (Pereira et al., 2006; Dénes et al., 2011), when recorded from 12 localities in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco (Seipke et al., 2011). This species was considered a PCE endemic, but there is now a single recent record south of the São Francisco river in Sergipe outside of the PCE which may be a vagrant individual – perhaps unsurprising as a river is unlikely to form a major barrier for a large soaring forest raptor. We recorded this species from another 16 sites in Pernambuco, Alagoas and Paraíba states (Table 2). This series of new records (including the first for the state of Paraíba) suggests that this species is more widespread in the PCE than formerly thought. The persistence of some individuals in small and degraded forest fragments (and likely an ability to move between different forest patches) coupled with an apparent absence of hunting pressure, suggest a degree of resilience to land-use change in the region, although quantitative studies should be undertaken to assess this assumption. Nevertheless, we suggest that this species also ought to be the target of a captive breeding program given the relative ease at which raptors can be maintained and bred in captivity.	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD40367FF79FD8FF1A44A22.taxon	description	The last observations of this species from the wild were made in lowland forest fragments at Roteiro, Barra de São Miguel, Pilar, and Marechal Deodoro in the mid 1980 s (Teixeira, 1986; Silveira et al., 2004). There have been no subsequent sightings by ornithologists in the region and semi-structured interviews with local people living around suitable forest fragments failed to indicate any recent sightings (Silveira et al., 2004, GAP unpublished data). However, prior to this species’ extinction in the wild, a few individuals were captured and a captive breeding program was launched. This program is now composed of both hybrids (with Razor-billed Currasow Pauxi tuberosa) and pure-bred individuals, and is currently run by two aviculturists in Minas Gerais, Brazil (see Silveira et al., 2004). This captive population, now numbering over 100 pure-bred individuals, is subject to genetic management (Francisco et al., in prep.) with a reintroduction program scheduled to start in 2015 in Alagoas.	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD40367FD33FBCFF7A04842.taxon	description	Despite its relatively ample distribution in the Atlantic Forest – stretching from Paraíba to São Paulo (Collar, 1997; Forshaw, 2010), this species is only known from only 12 localities in the PCE (Roda, 2003) with Silveira et al. (2003 a) finding this parrotlet in 5 of 15 surveyed forest fragments (Fig. 3). Our fieldwork produced additional records from 13 localities in Pernambuco, Paraíba and Alagoas (Table 2). As with the preceding species, this parrotlet may be preadapt- ed to life in fragmented landscapes as these and other psittacids have to track spatio-temporally variable fruit resources (e. g., Lees & Peres, 2009). Parrotlets in the genus Touit have very poor survivorship in captivity and are thus not highly sought after by bird traffickers (Collar, 2000). A pair was observed attending a nest in an arboreal termitarium in the RPPN Fazenda Pacatuba, municipality of Sapé, Paraíba. The preference for nesting in arboreal termitaria frees members of this genus from dependence on tree hollows, required by many parrot species. These may be a population-limiting factor in degraded and regenerating forests with few large old trees (e. g., Cockle et al., 2010).	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD50365FD55FBE0F2424D42.taxon	description	Cryptic Treehunter (Not Evaluated) This recently-described taxon (Mazar-Barnett & Buzzetti, 2014), was formerly confused with the preceding species with which it is cryptically similar but differs subtly in morphology, plumage, behaviour and vocalizations (see also Claramunt, 2014). Like Philydor novaesi it is only known from Murici and RPPN Frei Caneca and was apparently a specialist in foraging in arboreal bromeliads. Mazar-Barnett & Buzzetti (2014) suggest that it should be listed as Critically Endangered both nationally and internationally. Realistically however this species is also likely extinct, there have been no records from other sites in the region and the last records from Frei Caneca were obtained in February 2005 (D. Buzzetti: XC # 180936) and the last records from Murici was in April 2007 (D. Buzzetti: XC # 180893). The disappearance of these two Furnarids and the Glaucidium pygmy-owl represent the first evidence for extinctions of endemic Brazilian birds in modern times.	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD50366FFA3FF40F0E74CE2.taxon	description	Pernambuco Pygmy-owl (IUCN: CR) Documented records of this enigmatic species include just the type series of two individuals collected in November 1980 and a single sound-recording obtained in October 1990 from the Reserva Biológica (REBIO) de Saltinho, Pernambuco. Since its description, the species has been extensively sought-after by many different fieldworkers in forest fragments across the PCE using playback of the single vocal sample available (see Roda & Pereira, 2006; Roda et al., 2011). These searches have resulted in just one subsequent undocumented sight record of a single bird observed at Usina Trapiche in November 2001 (Silva et al., 2002). Our own playbacks elicited a mobbing response in small passerines (e. g., Red-headed Manakin Ceratopipra rubrocapilla, Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus, Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus) at Engenho Cachoeira Linda, Mata do Roncadorzinho, and other fragments e. g., the Usina Trapiche (Mata do Dêra, Mata do Sá and Engenho Jaguaré) which we may interpret as evidence of the historic occurrence of G. mooreorum in these localities. Given the absence of records for a minimum period of 12 years, we consider that this species may be potentially extinct. Galileu Coelho (pers. comm.) regularly heard one or more individuals of this species singing near the main house of the Saltinho research station until the start of the 1990 ’ s. Pygmy-owls belonging to the Glaucidium minutissimum species complex (which also includes G. hardyi) (Marks et al., 1999) occur at low densities in well-preserved forest physiognomies, so there is now very little suitable habitat left for this species in the PCE. However, there are several precedents for the rediscovery of cryptic night birds (e. g., Halleux & Goodman, 1994; King & Rasmussen, 1998) and we encourage observers to keep looking, just in case.	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD60365FF79F9C0F7864D02.taxon	description	Zimmer (2008) advocated splitting this taxon from its putative sister-species, the White-eyed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus leucophthalmus) a change subsequently adopted by the South American Classification Committee (Remsen et al., 2013) which means a formal conservation assessment by the IUCN is due. We consider this species to be globally threatened given that it is only known from 16 localities in Pernambuco, Paraíba and Alagoas (Roda, 2003; Silveira et al., 2003 a; Farias et al., 2007) and we present records from five new sites (Table 2). This species was also found south of the São Francisco river, in Sergipe (beyond the PCE as usually delimited) at the Mata do Crasto, in the municipality of Santa Luzia do Itanhy by A. Grosset & J. Minns. It is hoped that the belated recognition of species status for this distinctive taxon may afford it a higher conservation profile (e. g., Mace, 2004).	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD60365FD33FDC0F7804B82.taxon	description	This species is known from just four disjunct localities: ESEC Murici (Alagoas), RPPN Frei Caneca, Mata do Estado and Engenho Jussará (Pernambuco) (Mazar-Barnett et al., 2005; Roda et al., 2011). There have been no recent records from RPPN Frei Caneca, where the last report concerns a single female photographed in 2007 (WA # 92572; 13 / 12 / 2007). Despite extensive searching using playback (e. g., at Engenho Jussará, Bonito, Gravatá, Maraial and Brejo dos Cavalos), we were unable to find any additional sites for this species. This species requires urgent conservation intervention to prevent its imminent extinction; less than 30 individuals are thought to survive and the species shares life history traits (such as area sensitivity and obligatory flock-following behaviour) with the Alagoas Foliage-gleaner (see Lees et al., 2014 a).	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD60365FF79FD80F25C4B02.taxon	description	This PCE endemic is inferred to be in decline due to forest loss and fragmentation (Remsen, 2003) although we found it to be locally common, occupying edge habitats and exhibiting a greater tolerance to habitat fragmentation than other endemic birds in the PCE, potentially warranting a re-evaluation of its status (Fig. 3). Roda et al. (2011) were able to compile records in 53 localities in the PCE. We recorded this species from nine sites in Pernambuco and Paraíba states (Table 2, Fig. 6).	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD60364FD33FB40F1554842.taxon	description	This species is represented in the PCE by the endemic subspecies M. r. soror, which is confined to humid forests in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas (Zimmer & Isler, 2003; Grantsau, 2010). This taxon is known in the PCE from 29 localities (Farias et al., 2002; Roda, 2003; Silveira et al., 2003 a; Farias et al., 2007, 2010) and currently persists in forest fragments of varying sizes and in varying states of degradation. We recorded this species from an additional four sites in Pernambuco (Table 2).	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD60364FD33FB40F1554842.taxon	description	Xipholena atropurpurea (Wied, 1820), White-winged Cotinga (IUCN and MMA: EN) Restricted to primary lowland and adjacent foothill Atlantic forest (up to 900 m asl), between Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro (Snow, 2004), it has been reported from 13 protected areas (BirdLife International, 2013). This species has been recorded from 25 localities in the PCE between 1961 and 2003 (Roda, 2003). Our fieldwork produced records from an additional four sites in Pernambuco (Table 2, Fig. 8).	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD70364FD55FD40F0D54B62.taxon	description	This PCE endemic is known from 17 localities in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas (Roda et al., 2011) and was found in just one of 15 fragments inventoried by Silveira et al. (2003 a). We found this species in another four sites in Pernambuco (Table 2, Fig. 9). Although still highly imperilled, this species’ conservation prospects are slightly brighter than those of the other four ‘ Murici endemics’ – Philydor novaesi, Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti, Myrmotherula snowi and Terenura sicki, occurring in more forest patches albeit always at low densities (Fig. 3).	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD70363FD55F96FF24D4CE2.taxon	description	Silveira et al. (2003 b) summarized the conservation status and distribution of this species. Here, we report 18 additional records across three states (Ta- ing in association with Molothrus bonariensis. Nests of	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD00363FF79FBEFF19B4A42.taxon	description	This cryptic and thus often overlooked species has two disjunct populations, one found in the PCE and the other in the state of Minas Gerais, south-east Brazil (Jaramillo & Burke, 1999; Fraga, 2011; Mazzoni et al., 2012). Here, we report records from a further 13 sites in Pernambuco (Table 2, Fig. 11). The observation in Escada, Pernambuco involved a flock forag-	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
03C08790FFD00363FD33FDAFF0ED4C82.taxon	description	Formerly widespread in north-eastern Brazil, now all populations are very reduced and fragmented following decades of intense illegal trapping (Fernandes-Ferreira et al., 2012). Here, we found this species in seven new sites in Pernambuco (Table 2). This species is still often encountered for sale in some places in north-east Brazil.	en	Pereira, Glauco Alves, Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Roda, Sônia Aline, Albano, Ciro, Sonntag, Frederico Acaz, Leal, Sergio, Periquito, Mauricio Cabral, Malacco, Gustavo Bernardino, Lees, Alexander Charles (2014): Status of the globally threatened forest birds of northeast Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (14): 177-194, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.14
