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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2015

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis wagleri	LC	resident	1999-2014	122 individuals	A2, A3
Elegant Quail Callipepla douglasii	LC	resident	2009-2013	35 individuals	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident	2010	present	A3
Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus	LC	resident	1999-2010	5 individuals	A3
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys	LC	resident	1999-2015	15 individuals	A3
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi	EN	resident	2009-2015	23 individuals	A1, A3
Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius	NT	resident	2009-2010	2 individuals	A2, A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	2009-2013	60 individuals	A3
Sinaloa Crow Corvus sinaloae	LC	resident	2000-2015	161 individuals	A2
Black-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax colliei	LC	resident	2006-2014	78 individuals	A3
Purplish-backed Jay Cyanocorax beecheii	LC	resident	1973-2014	52 individuals	A2
Happy Wren Pheugopedius felix	LC	resident	2006-2015	18 individuals	A3
Yellow-winged Cacique Cassiculus melanicterus	LC	resident	2009-2013	43 individuals	A3
Red-breasted Chat Granatellus venustus	LC	resident	2010-2013	-	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Area de Protección de Flora y Fauna Meseta de Cacaxtla	Flora and Fauna Protection Area	50,862	protected area contained by site	50,862

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Gallery & riparian, Mangrove, Pine-oak, Second-growth & disturbed, Temperate deciduous	-
Grassland	Second-growth & grazed	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

Privada
Comunal/Ejidal
Zona Federal Marítimo Terrestre 

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Carricitos-Cacaxtla-Río Piaxtla. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.