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

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

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 (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site 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	% overlap with IBA
1937	Cofre de Perote o Nauhcampatépetl	Parque Nacional	1
1976	Francisco Javier Clavijero	Parque	<1
1978	Cerro Macuiltepetl	Área Verde Reserva para la Recreacción y la Educación Ecológica	<1
1980	San Juan del Monte	Área Verde Reserva para la Educación Ecológica	<1
1980	Predio Barragán	Área Verde Reserva para la Recreacción y la Educación Ecológica	<1
1986	El Tejar Garnica	Zona de Prot Ecol destinada al Mej y Cons del Amb	<1
1986	Molino de San Roque	Mejoramiento y Conservación del Ambiente y Estable	<1
1987	Cerro La Galaxia	Área de Conservación Ecológica	<1
1991	Pacho Nuevo	Reserva Ecológica	<1
1992	Pancho Poza	Reserva Ecológica	<1
1992	Cerro de las Culebras	Reserva Ecológica	<1
1997	Punta Canales o Isla del Amor	Zona Sujeta Conservacion Ecologica y de Valor Esce	<1
2004	La Mancha y El Llano	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2005	Sistema de Lagunas Interdunarias de la Ciudad de Veracruz	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2006	Cascadas de Texolo y su entorno	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2008	Arroyo Moreno	Reserva Ecológica	<1
2010	La Martinica	Reserva Ecológica	<1
2010	Selva Nueva y El Jaguar	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1
2011	Tembladeras-Laguna Olmeca	Reserva Ecológica	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical semi-evergreen, Mangrove, Montane broadleaf evergreen, Tropical coniferous, Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous, Pine, Pine-oak	20
Shrubland	Scrub	1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Savanna		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.