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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	1995	present	A2
Dusky Hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Balsas Screech-owl Megascops seductus	LC	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Grey-breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	1995	present	A1
Pileated Flycatcher Xenotriccus mexicanus	LC	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Black-chested Sparrow Peucaea humeralis	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
White-throated Towhee Melozone albicollis	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
Slate-blue Seedeater Amaurospiza relicta	LC	resident	1995	present	A1

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Gallery & riparian, Tropical coniferous, Tropical deciduous, Pine-oak	62
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	25
rangeland/pastureland	12
not utilised	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: No se conoce.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cañón del Zopilote (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cañón-del-zopilote-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.