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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2000 |
Area de Protección de Flora y Fauna Meseta de Cacaxtla |
Flora and Fauna Protection Area (-) |
91 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
83 |
Gallery & riparian; Mangrove; Pine-oak; Second-growth & disturbed; Temperate deciduous |
| Grassland |
minor (<10) |
Second-growth & grazed |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
14 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
minor (<10) |
Privada
Comunal/Ejidal
Zona Federal Marítimo Terrestre
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carricitos - Cacaxtla - Río Piaxtla (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carricitos--cacaxtla--río-piaxtla-iba-mexico on 08/01/2025.
