The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas | NT | resident (2017) | 80 birds | B1a |
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding (2010) | 3,000 birds | A4, B3a |
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum | LC | resident (2010) | 1,400 birds | B3a |
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni | NT | resident (2010) | 200 birds | B1a |
Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding (2011) | 600 birds | B3a |
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | non-breeding (2016) | 50 birds | B1a |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahía e Islas de San Jorge (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahía-e-islas-de-san-jorge-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.