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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
Maroon-fronted Parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi	EN	resident (2014)	100 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2009	Cuenca Alimentadora del Distrito Nacional de Riego 026 Bajo Río San Juan	Área de Protección de los Recursos Naturales (VI)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	76	Pine; Pine-oak
Shrubland	12	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	11

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro El Potosí (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-el-potosí-iba-mexico on 22/12/2024.