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Centro de Veracruz


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2021 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus NT breeding 2018 144 individuals B1a
Bearded Wood-partridge Dendrortyx barbatus VU resident 2018 35 individuals A1
Black Swift Cypseloides niger VU - 2018 239 individuals A1
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica VU passage 2018 350 individuals A1
Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza NT resident 2020 51 individuals B1a
Wood Stork Mycteria americana LC winter 2017 15,004 individuals A4, B3a
White Ibis Eudocimus albus LC passage 2019 2,540 individuals A4, B3a
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos LC winter 2016 11,635 individuals A4, B3a
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga LC winter 2015 5,171 individuals B3a
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla NT winter 2017 76 individuals B1a
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan LC winter 2017 50,600 individuals A4, B3a
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura LC winter 2012 1,225,131 individuals A4, B3a
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus LC winter 2013 1,372,070 individuals A4, B3a
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni LC winter 2012 372,582 individuals A4, B3a
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix EN resident 2020 34 individuals A1
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi NT winter 2020 98 individuals B1a
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a winter 2012-2019 3,146,909 individuals B3c
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 2017 65,604 individuals B3b

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2021).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2013 not assessed high low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming likely in short term (within 4 years) majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration high
Energy production and mining mining and quarrying likely in short term (within 4 years) small area/few individuals (<10%) very rapid to severe deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance work and other activities likely in short term (within 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) very rapid to severe deterioration high
Pollution agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded likely in short term (within 4 years) majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration high
Transportation and service corridors utility & service lines likely in short term (within 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) very rapid to severe deterioration high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Tembladeras-Laguna Olmeca Reserva Ecológica 344 protected area contained by site 0
Sistema de Lagunas Interdunarias de la Ciudad de Veracruz Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 141 protected area contained by site 141
Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 65,516 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano Parque Nacional 65,115 protected area is adjacent to site 67
Selva Nueva y El Jaguar Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación 6 protected area contained by site 0
San Juan del Monte Área Verde Reserva para la Educación Ecológica 606 protected area contained by site 0
Punta Canales o Isla del Amor Zona Sujeta Conservacion Ecologica y de Valor Esce 7 protected area overlaps with site 0
Predio Barragán Área Verde Reserva para la Recreacción y la Educación Ecológica 2 protected area contained by site 0
Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 52,238 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Pancho Poza Reserva Ecológica 58 protected area contained by site 0
Pacho Nuevo Reserva Ecológica 3 protected area contained by site 0
Molino de San Roque Mejoramiento y Conservación del Ambiente y Estable 18 protected area contained by site 0
La Martinica Reserva Ecológica 50 protected area contained by site 0
La Mancha y El Llano Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 1,414 protected area contained by site 1,414
Francisco Javier Clavijero Parque 95 protected area contained by site 0
El Tejar Garnica Zona de Prot Ecol destinada al Mej y Cons del Amb 93 protected area contained by site 0
Cofre de Perote o Nauhcampatépetl Parque Nacional 11,531 protected area contained by site 11,479
Cerro Macuiltepetl Área Verde Reserva para la Recreacción y la Educación Ecológica 29 protected area contained by site 0
Cerro La Galaxia Área de Conservación Ecológica 35 protected area contained by site 0
Cerro de las Culebras Reserva Ecológica 35 protected area contained by site 0
Cascadas de Texolo y su entorno Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 500 protected area contained by site 500
Arroyo Moreno Reserva Ecológica 250 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Forest Tropical semi-evergreen, Mangrove, Montane broadleaf evergreen, Tropical coniferous, Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous, Pine, Pine-oak -
Shrubland Scrub -
Savanna -
Marine Intertidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
urban/industrial/transport -
rangeland/pastureland -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Centro de Veracruz. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/centro-de-veracruz-iba-mexico on 19/03/2024.