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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 List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis	EN	resident (1995)	present	A1, A3
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident (1995)	present	A1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	70
rangeland/pastureland	25
agriculture	5

Tenencia de la tierra: Privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro del Metate (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-del-metate-iba-mexico on 18/12/2024.