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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2019	37 individuals	B1a
Wood Stork Mycteria americana	LC	resident	2011	2,250 individuals	A4, B3a
White Ibis Eudocimus albus	LC	breeding	2011	5,400 individuals	A4, B3a
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident	2012	50 individuals	B1a
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	winter	2019	34 individuals	B1a
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	winter	2019	30 individuals	B1a
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris	NT	resident	2019	178 individuals	B1a

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)
Uaymil	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna	89,118	protected area overlaps with site	83,377
Sian Ka'an	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	652,193	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sian Ka'an	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	528,148	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sian Ka'An	Biosphere Reserve	528,148	protected area contained by site	528,148
Sian Ka'an	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	528,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sian Ka'an	Reserva de la Biosfera	281,862	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sian Ka'an	Reserva de la Biosfera	281,862	protected area overlaps with site	0
Santuario del Manatí, Bahía de Chetumal	Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica	277,317	protected area overlaps with site	0
Caribe Mexicano Profundo	Reserva de la Biosfera	5,754,055	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Tropical semi-deciduous, Tropical deciduous, Second-growth & disturbed, Mangrove	-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

Tenencia de la tierra: Privada y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sian Ka'an. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.