Raso da Catarina Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica Raso da Catarina) is a strictly protected ecological station in the state of Bahia in Brazil.
The ecological station in the Caatinga biome, which covers 104,842 hectares (259,070 acres), was created on 11 October 2001.
The reserve covers parts of the municipalities of Rodelas, Paulo Afonso and Jeremoabo in Bahia.
[2] It is bounded to the south by the 67,234 hectares (166,140 acres) Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area, created in 2001.
Specifically the purpose is to conserve the endemic and/or endangered species Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus), white-browed guan (Penelope jacucaca), yellow-faced siskin (Spinus yaerrellii), pectoral antwren (Herpsilochmus pectoralis) and cougar (Puma concolor greeni).