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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
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2012	30 individuals	A1

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Pine-oak	80
Shrubland	Semi-humid/humid montane scrub	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-
forestry	-
energy production and mining	-
agriculture	-

Comunal/Ejidal 

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro El Viejo - Puerto Purificación (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-el-viejo--puerto-purificación-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.