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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
Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas	NT	non-breeding	2017	67 individuals	B1a
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	non-breeding	2015	2,000 individuals	B3a
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum	LC	resident	2013	5,000 individuals	B3a
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus	LC	resident	2013	15,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	winter	2015	42 individuals	B1a, B3a
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus	LC	winter	2020	2,054 individuals	A4, B3a
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa	VU	winter	2015	5,716 individuals	A4, B3a
Willet Tringa semipalmata	LC	winter	2015	3,201 individuals	A4, B3a
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni	NT	resident	2013	550 individuals	B1a
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	2011	40 individuals	B3a
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	non-breeding	2014	439 individuals	B1a
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	non-breeding	2019	250 individuals	B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	2013-2020	25,971 individuals	B3b

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub, Arid lowland scrub	9
Forest	Mangrove	2
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		1
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahía Magdalena-Almejas (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahía-magdalena-almejas-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.