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Cerro Blanco, La Yerbabuena y Jotolchén


IBA Justification

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 List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 1

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.


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 23/12/2024.