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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
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni	NT	resident	2020	43 individuals	B1a
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	winter	2011	65 individuals	B1a

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	25
2000	Islas del Golfo de California	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna	100
2005	Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	24

Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Archipiélago San José (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/archipiélago-san-josé-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.