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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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	breeding (2018)	144 birds	B1a
Bearded Wood-partridge Dendrortyx barbatus	VU	resident (2018)	35 birds	A1
Black Swift Cypseloides niger	VU	- (2018)	239 birds	A1
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica	VU	passage (2018)	350 birds	A1
Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza	NT	resident (2020)	51 birds	B1a
Wood Stork Mycteria americana	LC	winter (2017)	15,004 birds	A4, B3a
White Ibis Eudocimus albus	LC	passage (2019)	2,540 birds	A4, B3a
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	LC	winter (2016)	11,635 birds	A4, B3a
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga	LC	winter (2015)	5,171 birds	B3a
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	winter (2017)	76 birds	B1a
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan	LC	winter (2017)	50,600 birds	A4, B3a
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura	LC	winter (2012)	1,225,131 birds	A4, B3a
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus	LC	winter (2013)	1,372,070 birds	A4, B3a
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni	LC	winter (2012)	372,582 birds	A4, B3a
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident (2020)	34 birds	A1
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi	NT	winter (2020)	98 birds	B1a
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	winter (2012–2019)	3,146,909 birds	B3c
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2017)	65,604 birds	B3b

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1937	Cofre de Perote o Nauhcampatépetl	Parque Nacional (II)	1
2010	Selva Nueva y El Jaguar	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	20	Tropical semi-evergreen; Mangrove; Montane broadleaf evergreen; Tropical coniferous; Tropical deciduous; Tropical semi-deciduous; Pine; Pine-oak
Shrubland	1	Scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Savanna	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	73
rangeland/pastureland	2
urban/industrial/transport	1

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Centro de Veracruz (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/centro-de-veracruz-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.