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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Banded Quail Philortyx fasciatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident	2000	present	A1
Dusky Hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
Balsas Screech-owl Megascops seductus	LC	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Grey-breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
Pileated Flycatcher Xenotriccus mexicanus	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
Black-chested Sparrow Peucaea humeralis	LC	resident	1995	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1937	El Tepozteco	Parque Nacional	7
1988	Corredor Biológico Chichinautzin	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna	1
1998	Sierra de Montenegro	Reserva Estatal	40

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical deciduous	82

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	9
rangeland/pastureland	6
urban/industrial/transport	2

Tenencia de la tierra: No se conoce.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cañón de Lobos (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cañón-de-lobos-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.