Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2021
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis | LC | resident | 2012 | 25,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Black Swift Cypseloides niger | VU | resident | 2010 | 76 individuals | A1 |
| Wood Stork Mycteria americana | LC | resident | 2011 | 3,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens | NT | resident | 2017 | 67 individuals | B1a |
| American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | LC | non-breeding | 2017 | 5,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
| American Avocet Recurvirostra americana | LC | non-breeding | 2017 | 35,659 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | resident | 2017 | 12,890 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus | LC | non-breeding | 2012 | 2,565 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia | LC | resident | 2012 | 500 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus | NT | non-breeding | 2017 | 473 individuals | A4, B1a, B3a |
| Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa | LC | non-breeding | 2017 | 4,018 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | winter | 2010 | 2,025 individuals | B1a, B3a |
| Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri | LC | non-breeding | 2011 | 54,011 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus | LC | non-breeding | 2018 | 3,050 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Black Skimmer Rynchops niger | LC | - | 2017 | 700 individuals | B3a |
| Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni | NT | resident | 2016 | 452 individuals | B1a |
| Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding | 2011 | 480 individuals | B3a |
| Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri | LC | winter | 2011 | 7,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
| Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | - | 2019 | 58 individuals | B1a |
| Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi | EN | resident | 2019 | 33 individuals | A1 |
| Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius | NT | resident | 2017 | 151 individuals | B1a |
| Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis | VU | resident | 2015 | 87 individuals | A1 |
| Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna | NT | resident | 2019 | 153 individuals | B1a |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | - | 2017-2019 | 130,276 individuals | B3b |
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
| Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marismas Nacionales | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 200,000 | protected area contained by site | 200,000 |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | - | |
| Forest | Mangrove | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
| forestry | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Marismas Nacionales. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.
