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') at the site:Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | LC | breeding | 2011 | 9,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni | NT | resident | 2019 | 60,000 individuals | A4, B1a, B3a |
Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens | LC | breeding | 2011 | 1,800 individuals | A4, B3a |
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | non-breeding | 2019 | 50,000 individuals | A4, B1a, B3a |
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding | 2011 | 14,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | - | 2019 | 110,000 individuals | B3b |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | Islas del Golfo de California | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 100 |
Land use | % of IBA |
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tourism/recreation | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Archipiélago Salsipuedes (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/archipiélago-salsipuedes-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.