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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno	NT	resident	1995	present	A1
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia	EN	winter	1995	present	A1
Pink-headed Warbler Cardellina versicolor	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.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	98	Montane broadleaf evergreen; Pine; Pine-oak

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	1

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro Blanco, La Yerbabuena y Jotolchén (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-blanco-la-yerbabuena-y-jotolchén-iba-mexico on 03/12/2024.